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Gov. Newsom Announces New Housing Grants to Help Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities

SACRAMENTO — Gov, Gavin Newsom, with The California Department of Social Services or CDSS, Oct 12 announced that 12 organizations, funding 14 projects were awarded a total of $53 million in grants to create more residential care options for older adults and adults with disabilities, including people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. A total of 402 beds or units will be created with these funds. This new investment follows $47 million that was awarded to five organizations this past August. 

Grants were awarded through the new Community Care Expansion or CCE Program, which will provide a total of $570 million for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction of adult and senior care facilities serving Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment or SSI/SSP and Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants or CAPI applicants and recipients, as well as other community-based residential care settings, such as permanent supportive housing and recuperative care sites. 

The Governor’s multibillion-dollar homeless housing investments will provide more than 55,000 new housing units and treatment slots in the coming years.

 

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