Tag: HUD

HUD gives Tulsa funds for housing

February 28, 2019 Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today awarded $584,874 to 7 public housing authorities across the Oklahoma to continue helping public housing residents participating in the Housing Choice Voucher Program and/or reside in public housing to increase their earned income and reduce their dependency on public assistance and rental…

Homeless programs get $8,546,252

February 21, 2019 Tulsa Beacon

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $8,546,252 to support homeless programs across Oklahoma.  Last month, HUD announced nearly $2 billion in grants to renew funding to thousands of local homeless assistance programs throughout the United States.  Combined with new grants, this funding represents a record investment to support state and local efforts…

HUD report claims homelessness decreased in Oklahoma

January 10, 2019 Tulsa Beacon

Local communities throughout Oklahoma report homelessness decreased in 2018, according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD’s 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress found that 3,871 people in Oklahoma experienced homelessness on a single night in 2018, a decrease of 7.8 percent since last year….