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Congressman Thompson Announced $102,145 in Comprehensive Housing Counseling Funds

October 20, 2020

Congressman Thompson Announced $102,145 in Comprehensive Housing Counseling Funds

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U. S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development has awarded $102,145 in Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant funds to the following:

Recipient

Amount

Contact

Housing Education and Economic Development, Inc.

3405 Medgar Evers Blvd

Jackson, Mississippi

$5,508

Charles Harris

601-981-1960

Mississippi Homebuyer Education Center-Initiative

350 West Woodrow Wilson Ave, Suite 3480

Jackson Mississippi

$96,637

Eric Eades

601-291-2811

The purpose of the Comprehensive Housing Counseling Program is to provide funds to HUD approved housing counseling agencies that provide counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, with respect to property maintenance, financial management and literacy, and other matters as may be appropriate to assist program clients in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership.