HUD renews funding for homeless assistance programs

Guam is getting more money to help the homeless here in the territory.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the $11.3 million award to renew support for 26 previously funded homeless assistance programs in Hawaii and Guam. The territory is expected to receive over $700,000. 

Officials said the funds provided through HUD's Continuum of Care Program are part of the approximately $2 billion awarded to support 5,500 local programs nationwide on the front lines of serving individuals and families enduring homelessness.

The HUD Continuum of Care grant funding supports a broad array of interventions to assist homeless individuals and families, particularly those living in places not meant for habitation, located in sheltering programs, or at imminent risk of becoming homeless.

According to the Guam Homeless Coalition Point-in-Time homeless count, the island saw a slight increase in homelessness.