HUD Announcement
of 19 December 2002

Senator Voinovich and HUD Secretary Visit MHS
to Announce Homeless Assistance Funding for Ohio.

MHS was honored to be chosen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as the site for the formal announcement of HUD funding for all of Ohio's homeless assistance and emergency shelter programs.

On December 19, 2002, Roy A. Bernardi, HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, and Senator George Voinovich came to MHS to announce that HUD will provide more than $55.6 million for housing and supportive services to homeless individuals and families in Ohio. Cleveland and Cuyahoga County will receive $14.4 million of those funds. The homeless assistance and emergency shelter programs of MHS operate with funding from HUD, the Ohio Department of Mental Health, individual and corporate donors, and foundations. In the photograph at top, right, HUD Assistant Secretary Bernardi presents a check for MHS homeless assistance programs to Taqwaa Azur, Outreach Coordinator, and Steven M. Friedman, Ph.D., MHS Executive Director.

At right, Eric Morse, L.I.S.W., who is now our Director of Residential and Community Support Services, speaks with Ohio Senator George V. Voinovich, as Dr. Friedman listens.

Mental Health Services for Homeless Persons, Inc. (MHS)
1736 Superior Avenue East; Cleveland, Ohio 44114, U.S.A.
216-623-6555 - TTY/TDD: 216-623-6540

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