Forty-one organizations, including several from northcentral Wisconsin, are being awarded just over $1 million in grants from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA).
According to a press release, the grants are meant to help âimprove housing for community members, inducing individuals with disabilities, survivors of domestic abuse, individuals with chronic mental illness, those with incomes at or below 30 percent of the area median income and youth experiencing homelessness.â
Organizations receiving the grants include nonprofit agencies, local governments and tribal authorities serving low-income or disadvantaged populations including homeless people, runaways, youths in out-of-home placement, people with alcohol or drug dependencies, people in need of protective services, frail elderly residents and people living with HIV disease, among others.