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TAVARES - August 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Many times, offenders who are released on probation battle poverty, joblessness, homelessness and various other circumstances that make it difficult for them to re-enter society as productive citizens. In...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, as well as Congressman Nick Rahall, today announced $541,057 in federal funding for social service agencies to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless...

COLUMBUS, OH - August 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced two youth service organizations will be sharing nearly $430,000 in grant funding to help the young homeless population.

AUSTIN, TX - August 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Increasing the coordination of employment and health service resources with local housing programs will make the state agencies that administer programs to address the issues of homelessness more effec...

Washington, D.C. - August 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Representative David Price (NC-04), the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that North Carolina localities will receive a total of $4,256,4...

Fort Lauderdale, FL - August 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) will visit the recently opened Senator Philip D. Lewis Homeless Resource Center in West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday, August 20th at 2:00 p.m. Hastin...

ORLANDO, FL - August 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida has launched the Journey Home Campaign, a $12 million major gifts and endowment fundraising initiative to ensure the strength and viability of the Coalitio...

Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida "Wall Raising" for new Men's Service Center

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department announced today that the owner and former manager of the Lowrey Hotel and Café in New Richmond, Wis., has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging they had sexually harassed a homeless woman who sought shelter at the hotel.

Washington, D.C. - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced that her bipartisan legislation to help fight homelessness among America’s veterans has passed the House and Senate and is headed to the President’s desk ...

(Washington, D.C. - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Al Franken (D-MN), and John Kerry (D-MA) announced the introduction of the Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2012, new legislat...

Cincinnati, OH - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Cincinnati Fire Department and Cincinnati Fire Foundation are participating in the Faces without Places' Yellow Bus Summer Camp TODAY to teach local homeless children about Fire Safety

WASHINGTON, DC - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Detroit will receive $4.2 million in federal funding to promote affordable housing, fight homelessness and boost the local economy, Sen. Carl Levin announced Monday.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kalamazoo will receive nearly $2.3 million in federal funding to promote affordable housing, fight homelessness and boost the local economy, Sen. Carl Levin announced Monday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), along with Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin (both D-W.Va.), Tuesday announced that federal funding has been awarded to improve the quality and number of eme...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) is pleased to announce a Veteran’s Affairs grant to improve services to veterans in West Texas. The West Central Texas Regional Foundation was awarded nearly ...

Washington, D.C. - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- NeighborWorks America, a national nonprofit corporation that creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities, today announced a new initiative aimed at helping communities better market themselves in order to bolster housing demand and increase private sector investment. Sixteen communities from around the country were selected for the first stage of the program. The neighborhood marketing initiative fulfills the corporation’s pledge made recently at the Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting in June

Oahu, HI - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced this week that it will renew a Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) grant of over $670,000 for Catholic Charities Hawaii to serve the housi...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On February 9, 2012, the Justice Department announced that the federal government and 49 state attorneys general reached a $25 billion agreement with the five largest mortgage servicers in America, to address mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuses. While the majority of the settlement funds will go to various forms of relief provided directly to borrowers, $2.5 billion may be used by state governments to fund foreclosure prevention services including housing counselors, legal aid and other similar public programs as determined by the state attorneys general.

Washington, D.C. - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) introduced the Fast Help For Homeowners (FHFH) Act, H.R. 6153, to help speed up the short sale process, a necessary step to addressing the housing crisis. ...