Public housing agencies in Massachusetts will receive $294,138 from The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to link low-income families with the necessary education and job training.
The following organizations will receive grants: Braintree Housing Authority ($53,694); Chelsea Housing Authority ($32,779); Holyoke Housing Authority ($49,167); Lowell Housing Authority ($32,779); Malden Housing Authority ($30,000); Medford Housing Authority ($33,619); Milton Housing Authority ($33,664); Woburn Housing Authority ($28,436).
Funded through HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency Program (HCV/FSS), the grants allow public housing agencies (PHAs) to work with welfare agencies, schools, businesses and other local partners to develop a comprehensive program to help individuals already participating in HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program increase their education or gain marketable skills that will enable them to obtain jobs that pay a living wage.
"This program is absolutely critical in today’s economy," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. "The research demonstrates that this program works. When families are given the tools they need to move beyond the voucher program, they do. Ultimately, they become self-sufficient and more vouchers become available for other families, some who have been waiting for long periods to receive housing assistance. For America to win the future we need a trained and skilled workforce."
HUD has awarded more than 600 agencies across the nation nearly $60 million in grants for education and job training, according to a statement.
