R.I. Housing, Urban League get HUD Housing Counseling Awards

WASHINGTON – Rhode Island organizations will receive $213,547 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help local families find and responsibly finance affordable housing, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced.

Rhode Island Housing (formerly the R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation, or RIHMFC) will get a HUD Housing Counseling Award of $164,624, while the nonprofit Urban League of Rhode Island will receive $48,923. The grants will allow them to expand their counseling services for the homeless and low- to medium-income homebuyers, owners and renters.

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

“With rents continuing to skyrocket and more people facing the possibility of losing their homes, housing counseling services have become even more critical,” said Reed, ranking member of the Senate Housing and Transportation Subcommittee, which oversees HUD.

“These awards will make certain that more families have access to housing counselors who can give them advice about how to find affordable rental units, purchase a home and avoid foreclosure.”

Rhode Island Housing is a self-sustaining state agency that helps Rhode Islanders to obtain homes they can afford, offering loans, grants and consumer education. To learn more, visit rhodeislandhousing.org

The Urban League of Rhode Island Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 1939 that seeks to eliminate racial discrimination and segregation, is one of 106 affiliates of the National Urban League Inc. To learn more, visit www.ulri.org.