February 07, 2024

Manchin Announces $12.3 Million To Support Safe, Affordable Housing For All West Virginians

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $12,368,832 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 28 West Virginia housing authorities. The funding will bolster community-based efforts to address homelessness by helping connect vulnerable individuals and families with critical supportive services.

“Every West Virginian deserves a roof over their head and a warm, safe place to sleep at night,” said Senator Manchin. “I’m pleased HUD is investing more than $12.3 million into these important organizations that support West Virginians who are in need. I look forward to seeing the positive impacts of these awards and, as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I will continue advocating for resources to support a secure living environment for every West Virginian across the Mountain State."

Individual awards listed below:

The HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program provides funding to help communities humanely and effectively address homelessness by connecting vulnerable individuals and families to housing, healthcare and additional supportive services.

  • $2,662,938 – WV Coalition to End Homelessness, Bridgeport
  • $1,599,853 – Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority
  • $1,020,211 – Raleigh County Community Action Association
  • $774,441 – Cabell-Huntington Coalition for the Homeless
  • $579,389 – Telamon Corporation / Renewal Project, Hedgesville
  • $573,735 – Huntington City Mission
  • $467,839 – Clarksburg Housing Authority
  • $453,942 – Task Force on Domestic Violence, "HOPE”, Fairmont
  • $414,557 – Covenant House, Charleston
  • $364,510 – YWCA Charleston
  • $364,163 – Bartlett House, Morgantown
  • $336,945 – Kanawha Valley Collective
  • $274,300 – Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley
  • $268,154 – Branches-Domestic Violence Shelter of Huntington
  • $260,564 – Randolph County Housing Authority
  • $254,566 – Mountain CAP of WV, Kanawha County
  • $235,151 – Hagerstown Goodwill Industries
  • $210,038 – Eastern Regional Family Resource Network, Moorefield
  • $209,741 – Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center (RDVIC), Morgantown
  • $202,992 – Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority
  • $121,233 – Shenandoah Women's Center, Martinsburg
  • $117,798 – Family Crisis Intervention Center, Wood County
  • $111,726 – Young Women's Christian Association of Wheeling
  • $111,072 – North Central WV Community Action
  • $105,000 – Prestera Center for Mental Health Services, Barboursville
  • $87,003 – Catholic Charities West Virginia, Wheeling
  • $76,275 – Southwestern Community Action Council, Huntington
  • $50,000 – City of Wheeling