PANAMA CITY – A local nonprofit organization that supports homeless youth earned a grant of approximately $500,000 to expand its extension program.
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The Anchorage Children’s Home made the announcement Wednesday in a press release. The $450,000 grant will be allocated in $150,000 increments over the next 3 years. The U. S. Department of Health and Human ServicesBut it’s not the first time He provided the grant.
“Given the housing crisis caused by Hurricane Michael and the existing state of our COVID-19 pandemic-related network, youth homelessness is a truth and our street reach is more critical than ever,” said Brooke Bullard, ACH’s director of development. The version.
The children’s home has been operating at a low point since 2012 after squandering the federal grant, which is being sought competitively at the national level. youth population.
“Before Hurricane Michael, 1,000 homeless youth were reported in the Bay District. That number increased to 4,000 after the storm,” he said. “In May of this year, the school district reported that more than 3,000 students had been left homeless. “
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According to last month’s reports, 3,774 young people and 740 families were homeless in Bay County, which accounts for just over 16% of the student population.
“We serve between 85 and 120 young people each year,” Bullard said. “With this new funding, we will be able to expand the team, improve the program and double that number. “
Bullard said that for more than 8 years, “the network has mobilized to ensure that we can offer this program to young people, so that we do not lose sight of these young people, so that we do not lose sight of them. “
The funds will be deployed for Street Outreach
“We are very proud of our team, the tough paintings and the perseverance they have endured in the face of this tumultuous task,” said Bullard. “We will use the federal grant for the Street Outreach program, expand our team, and fulfill the wishes of more homeless people. Other young people in our community. “
For updates to Anchorage Children’s Home, go online www. AnchorageChildrensHome. org the nonprofit’s Facebook page.