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City approves $1.578 million state grant for Hesed House family-shelter expansion
Summary
Aurora's finance committee approved a resolution accepting a $1,578,000 DCEO grant and a participation agreement with Hesed House to renovate and expand its family shelter capacity from roughly 59 beds to about 120; Hesed House told the committee it will cover project overages (project ~ $1.7M).
The Aurora finance committee on Oct. 30 approved a resolution authorizing the city to accept a $1,578,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and to enter a participation agreement with Hesed House for renovations to expand the nonprofit’s family shelter capacity.
Chris Regona, director of community services, said the grant came through a competitive state program (CDBG/CARES-related) and that the city — typically ineligible for some CDBG funds — was allowed to…
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