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Goal: All residents have access to food, shelter, heat, clothing,
healthcare and other basic services.
Five-Year Focus:
- Ensure the continued existence of programs that provide life-sustaining
services and services that maintain a stable living environment for
low-income families, including shelter, food, health care, heat and
clothing.
The City will fund the following projects and programs with CDBG funds in program year 2007 to further the
priority of basic services:
| Project Title |
Relation to Consolidated Plan |
CDBG Funds Budgeted |
Other Funds Budgeted |
Projected Accomplishments |
| After School Snack Program |
Provide healthy snacks to
youth from low and moderate income families during after-school
programs. |
$3,000 |
$10,500 |
Serve 300 youth |
| Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf |
Provide emergency meals and
groceries to homeless, low-income, senior and disabled
residents |
$9,048 |
$738,037 |
Serve 5,010 residents |
| Daystation / Streetwork |
A daytime drop-in shelter providing
food, support services and life
skills training - including vocational counseling, job placement,
budgeting and nutrition classes, substance abuse counseling, mental
health services and basic education to the homeless |
$8,400 |
$375,552 |
Serve 800 residents |
| Families in Transition |
Outreach and support services for homeless families |
$9,500 |
$143,840 |
Serve 445 residents |
| Housing Assistance Program
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Help families who were homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, to locate and attain secure, safe,
affordable, decent housing |
$9,000 |
$36,997 |
Serve 723 residents |
| Prescription Assistance Program
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Help income-eligible patients access free and low
cost prescriptions through drug manufacturer giving programs |
$4,000 |
$44,410 |
Serve 546 residents |
| Sarah Cole House |
Transitional/permanent
supportive housing and case management for homeless
single women |
$1,750 |
$94,654 |
Serve 13 residents |
| WARMTH Support Program |
Help low-income households keep their heat on throughout the
winter |
$6,000 |
$53,000 |
Serve 1,741 residents |
| Waystation |
Emergency shelter for homeless single adults with structured
links to other services |
$8,000 |
$221,603 |
Serve 393 residents |
Page last updated
April 30, 2007
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