Did you know?
- On October 1st, the American Recovery Act's stimulus funding will begin.
- The American Recovery Act hopes to bring 15 families into permanent housing this year.
- The American Recovery Act stimulus funds also have the capacity to cover first month's rent, last month's rent and deposits for an additional 50 families.
- Bridges began helping and sheltering homeless families in 1994
- Bridges is one of only two recognized CHDO (Community Housing Development Organization) in the Muncie area
- In 2007 the agency provided support services to over 323 homeless families
- 20% of families report that welfare reductions caused their homelessness
- 50% of homeless children attend up to three different schools a year
- 75% of homeless children perform below grade level in reading
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HPRP PROGRAM
Muncie will receive $590,276 in funding for the program called the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). This is a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Bridges will also be disbursing funds for all of Region 6 as part of the American Recovery Act. Region 6 includes the counties of Delaware, Grant, Madison, Henry, Jay and Randolph.
The money will be used to reach a larger number and area of people through prevention, diversion and re-housing. Assistance for this program cannot exceed the amount of 18 months worth of rent. Also each client is only permitted to go through the program once. The program will be used to specifically help those who would be homeless if it were not for this assistance.
We are hoping to make a big difference throughout the community with this project.
Give our address, or phone number ... to someone in need !
318 West 8th, Muncie, Indiana, 47302
765-282-3948
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