Funds will provide training for underprivileged youth to rehabilitate distressed homes in the community
Washington, DC - The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) program has awarded $300,000 to the La Fe Community Development Corporation in El Paso, Congressman Silvestre Reyes announced today. The funds will be used to rehabilitate distressed housing through La Fe’s Youthbuild Academy of El Paso. The program expands opportunities for underprivileged youth by providing them with training and counseling to encourage them to reach their full potential. The program then partners students with professionals in the construction industry and other business leaders to revitalize distressed housing in the community.
“La Fe’s Youthbuild program serves many great purposes in our community,” Congressman Reyes said. “These funds will not only provide El Paso-area youth with valuable educational and vocational skills, but will also benefit families who desperately need repairs and other modifications at home. I am pleased that the HUD has awarded this funding for such a valuable program, and I applaud La Fe and all the students in Youthbuild who are making a difference in our community.”
Funding from the HUD grant will be used to train 20 participants, who will rehabilitate five homes in the community.
The La Fe Community Development Corporation is a subsidiary organization of Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc in El Paso.
The Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) Program provides for capacity building at the state and local level for rural housing and economic development and to support innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas.
