Last month, Montgomery County applied for $1.5 million in state grant funding to support initiatives to mitigate homelessness, writes Rachel Ravina for The Reporter.

The funding from the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund could benefit at least 300 households, according to Kayleigh Silver, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Housing and Community Development administrator.

Silver said that county residents of “very low or low income” status who are experiencing homelessness are eligible for assistance to “regain and maintain permanent housing”.

She said the program’s goal is to provide “direct financial assistance” for rent payments, security deposits, and utility arrearage payments.

The grant money will also be used for homeless outreach, “landlord mitigation” efforts, and other services.

The fund is supported in part by the Realty Transfer Tax and the National Housing Trust Fund.

Read more about Montgomery County’s efforts to mitigate homelessness in Main Line Times & Suburban.

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