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Loveland receives
nearly $9 million in HUD grants
A new 80-unit housing facility for the
elderly will be constructed in Loveland, Colo., thanks to multiple
agencies and individuals from Washington to California and a very large
government grant. A second grant will provide other housing-related
assistance throughout the Loveland community.
In a ceremony today, the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) presented an $8,587,800 check to the
Retirement Housing Foundation (RHF) based in Long Beach, Calif. to
construct the housing facility with support services for the elderly.
The HUD grant will fund the construction of the Loveland building plus
rent subsidies for its very low income elderly residents.
The funds will be used for the new
construction and operation of the 80-unit independent living apartment
complex to be located at 4895 Lucerne Avenue. The structure will be one
building consisting of three stories with an elevator. Some of the
facility’s amenities will include a community room with a kitchen,
activity and computer room, and laundry area. Supportive services
planned include information and referrals to nutrition/meals,
transportation, housekeeping home chores and adult education.
At the presentation ceremony, Robert Nathan,
RHF Director of Development and Construction, accepted the $8.5 million
grant check from John Carson, Region VIII HUD director. Loveland Mayor
Larry Walsh accepted another HUD check for $347,000 for Community
Planning and Development. Those funds will provide housing
rehabilitation, shelter and services for the homeless, housing
counseling, and land acquisition for housing construction elsewhere in
Loveland.
Locally, involvement leading to the grant
request included Walsh, Loveland City Council, City staff, the Loveland
Housing Authority and the Loveland Senior Advisory Board.
U.S. Senator Wayne Allard said the two HUD
grants will have significant impact for the citizens of Loveland.
HUD’s Region VIII, based in Denver, includes
Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana.
Major funding for the Loveland housing
project is financed through the Section 202 housing assistance grants.
HUD announced funding awards totaling $789 million nationally in housing
assistance grants to non-profit providers on Friday, Oct. 22, 2004.
More than $643 million of these funds were
earmarked for the Section 202 program and will provide for
rehabilitation, construction of new projects, and 5-year rent subsidies.
RHF was also awarded HUD funds to build older adult communities in
Columbus, Georgia and Quartz Hill, California.
RHF was formed in 1961 by three visionaries –
two California United Church of Christ clergymen and a layman. Their
mission was to provide dignified, affordable housing and services for
older adults, persons with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged
families.
Today, with headquarters in Long Beach,
California, RHF means home to more than 15,000 people in over 148
housing communities in 24 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
While these communities are comprised of mostly apartments, RHF also
provides housing with assisted living units and skilled nursing beds.
More information is available at
www.rhf.org. |
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