Mayor Lee Announces $18.9 Million in U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Grants to Help the Homeless in San Francisco

San Francisco, CA – December 21, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) –Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded San Francisco $18.9 million in HUD’s Continuum of Care grants to fund a wide variety of programs from street outreach programs and support services programs to transitional and permanent housing for individuals, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. The HUD Continuum of Care grants are awarded competitively to local programs to meet the needs of their homeless clients. This year, 51 San Francisco-based organizations and programs received grant awards.