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Kings County nonprofit launches $6.8 million HOME program to prevent homelessness with HUD ARP funds
Summary
King's Community Action Organization announced a five‑year, $6.8 million HUD American Rescue Plan grant to fund a HOME program focused on preventing homelessness and supporting households at risk across Kings County.
King's Community Action Organization (KCAO) told the Kings County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 7 that it has been awarded $6.8 million in federal funding to operate a five‑year HOME program to prevent homelessness and expand housing stability services in Kings County.
"We received a total of $6,800,000 of funding," KCAO Executive Director Jeff Garner told supervisors, adding the award comes through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of American Rescue Plan funding. Garner said the agency was 1 of 2 recipients in the Central Valley and 1 of 21 in California selected to receive the grant.
KCAO described program priorities: assist people experiencing homelessness; households at risk of losing housing; survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking; and veterans. The program will provide prevention services including down‑payment assistance, rent payments and supportive services, Garner said. In the first weeks of local operations, Garner said the program had already prevented homelessness for 10 people, including two seniors aged over 70.
KCAO also promoted upcoming community events and fundraising, including a domestic‑violence awareness fair on Oct. 23 in Hanford Civic Park and a Nov. 7 fundraiser for the county food bank.
Ending: The board received the presentation as an unscheduled appearance; no formal board action was taken on the grant during the hearing.
