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Office of Affordable Housing outlines shelter expansion, new rapid-rehousing program and housing needs assessment
Summary
Candace, director of the Office of Affordable Housing and Homeless Prevention, briefed council on federal ESG funding, a low-barrier shelter partnership, a rapid-rehousing pilot, a Toyota grant to expand shelter capacity, and an upcoming housing needs assessment report.
Candace, director of the Office of Affordable Housing and Homeless Prevention, gave an extended briefing Feb. 3 to introduce new councilmembers to the office’s work and to summarize recent funding and program developments.
Candace described affordable housing as a broad community issue affecting a range of households and explained the office’s role: coordinate services, pursue state and federal funding and establish programs to reduce homelessness. She said the office recently secured nearly $100,000 from the Kentucky Housing Corporation Emergency Solutions Grant to support an emergency…
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