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HONOLULU RECEIVES $8.6 MILLION TO ASSIST HOMELESS   (Thurs., Feb. 3, 2011)—The City and County of Honolulu has received $8,637,216 in federal grant funds to keep 22 homeless assistance programs operating for the next fiscal year.   The City received the funds through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care programs, which provide funding for transitional housing; for services such as job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, and child care; and for permanent supportive housing for homeless persons with disabilities.    "I am very pleased and grateful to HUD for its continuing support of these important local programs," said Mayor Peter Carlisle. "These grants provide essential support to meet critical needs of individuals and families who experience homelessness in our community."   Continuum of Care grants are awarded competitively. The City's grant application was prepared by the Department of Community Services (DCS), culminating a year-long process that included an annual Point-in-Time Count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons in January 2010, a comprehensive inventory of shelter beds and services, identification of gaps in homeless services, and establishment of Continuum of Care funding priorities.   Throughout the application process, DCS worked closely with Partners In Care, Honolulu's Continuum of Care coordinating body, which includes the majority of Honolulu's homeless service providers. More information regarding Partners In Care Hawaii is available at www.partnersincarehawaii.org . More information regarding HUD's Continuum of Care programs is available at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2011/HUDNo.11-005.   -30- Media contact: Department of Community Services Acting Director Samuel Moku, 768-7760.   City and County of Honolulu 2010 Continuum of Care Grant Awards   Supportive Housing Program           Agency Program Amount Alternative Structures International Ohana Ola O Kahumana $147,175 Catholic Charities Hawaii People Empowerment Program $133,607 Child and Family Service Domestic Violence Shelters $84,488 Gregory House Programs Community Residential Program $363,080 Hale Kipa Transitional Living Program $136,000 Ho'omau Ke Ola Substance Abuse Treatment $185,147 Housing Solutions Vancouver House $55,132 Legal Aid Society of Hawaii Holistic Legal Services Program $64,669 Mental Help Kokua Safe Haven $876,273 Parents and Children Together Domestic Violence Program $29,015 Salvation Army Addiction Treatment Services (ATS) ATS Homeless Offenders Treatment $289,302 Salvation Army Family Treatment Services Ka 'Ohu  Hou o Manoa $183,498 Steadfast Housing Ahukini Group Home $27,874 Steadfast Housing Headway House $207,198 Steadfast Housing Kaukama Group Home $29,653 Steadfast Housing Komo Mai Group Home $36,960 U.S.VETS Veterans in Progress $341,263 U.S.VETS Kalaeloa Permanent Housing $142,282       Supportive Housing Program Total   $3,332,616             Shelter Plus Care Program           Agency Program Amount Institute for Human Services Shelter Plus Care $1,258,848 Kalihi Palama Health Center Shelter Plus Care $1,980,792 Steadfast Housing Shelter Plus Care $1,586,712 Gregory House Programs Shelter Plus Care $478,248       Shelter Plus Care Total   $5,304,600       2010 Continuum of Care Total   $8,637,216