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Learning Lab seeks $95,340 for tenant‑based rental assistance to house homeless youth
Summary
The Learning Lab asked IURA for $95,340 to continue a tenant‑based rental assistance (housing scholarship) model that pays rent and utilities for up to five scattered one‑bedroom apartments for youth ages 21–24, citing a 59‑youth coordinated entry wait list and rising fair‑market rents.
The Learning Lab requested $95,340 to fund rent and utility payments for up to five tenant‑based rental assistance units intended to stabilize homeless youth aged 21–24. Michelle Nolan, deputy director of the Learning Lab, and Anthony Belongeli, director of youth outreach, explained the model in the agency’s HUD entitlement public hearing.
Program model and need: the Learning Lab said the program pays rent and utilities directly for up to 12 months while providing case management, life‑skills training and resource navigation. The organization said it was specifically requesting funding targeted for ages 21–24 because coordinated entry data show a gap for that age cohort: the…
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