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The Homeless Family Center (HFC) has been awarded funding from the State Office on Homelessness Challenge Grant. The monies will help with the Center’s operations aiding in HFC’s mission and ultimately changing lives……one family at a time.

The Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council, Inc., the Lead Agency for Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin Counties Continuum of Care (CoC), applied for the grant which included five CoC projects and the eligible administration fee. HFC received $50,000 in additional funding for shelter operations. The funds will support Center operations for the emergency and transitional housing, which is the only family emergency shelter in the CoC. The plan goal is to sustain CoC’s capacity to operate safe and effective residential programs which address the specific needs of homeless residents in emergency, transitional and permanent supportive housing. MORE…