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GCDC and Family Promise receive WHEDA Grants for housing projects
GCDC

MONROE — Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) announced on Dec. 19 that 53 organizations in 27 counties throughout the state will receive $2 million in grants from the WHEDA Foundation to improve emergency shelter, transitional residences, and extremely low-income housing.

Family Promise of Green County, Inc., serving homeless families and individuals since 2011, will receive $33,289 to rewrap the exterior and replace existing siding, install new gutters and downspouts, and replace the roof at the shelter. 

“This grant enables us to complete the necessary structural upgrades to our facility on schedule per our property committee planning,” Rick Gleason, Executive Director of Family Promise said. “We are so grateful for this grant approval.”  

Green County Development Corporation (GCDC) was awarded $30,000 for the Home Construction Cooperative, a program that addresses housing and workforce shortages in the county as local high school students learn in-demand job skills as they renovate the home. 

“This grant, in combination with the incredible amount of donations from the community, helps secure this program into the future as all funds from the sale of the house will be used for future projects,” said Olivia Otte, Executive Director of GCDC.

This year, the Foundation’s annual Housing Grant Program is funded by $2 million from WHEDA reserves. WHEDA received 96 applications requesting more than $3.8 million through the housing grant process this year, an indication of the high demand and need in Wisconsin. This year’s grants will create or improve 1,674 beds and housing units across the state. Investments at the community level also support economic recovery by creating valued construction jobs.

WHEDA Foundation has issued nearly $31 million to housing providers across the state since 1985. Grants are awarded to non-profit agencies, local governments, and Tribal authorities for emergency/transitional housing or permanent housing. Both GCDC and Family Promise are 501c3, non-profit organizations serving the needs of Green County.