Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : $900 Million Given to Fight Homelessness
The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $900 million nationwide for community projects to combat homelessness, the largest such grant in federal history. A competition elicited homeless programs from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. For the Clinton Administration and HUD, the unprecedented grant to 228 communities culminated a 2 1/2-year effort to move homeless policy away from individual shelter, feeding, counseling and housing programs. Studies suggest about 600,000 Americans are homeless on any given day.
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