80 Sacramento houses of worship trying to raise $400,000 for homeless housing
Published: Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2010 - 2:50 pm
Mayor Kevin Johnson launched a fundraising initiative Tuesday to raise funds to pay for housing for 600 homeless families.
As part of the "One Day to End Homelessness" campaign, parishioners at more than 80 houses of worship will be asked Sunday to donate one days' worth of their rent or mortgage. A telethon will then be held Monday on KCRA. Donations also can be made at www.onedaytopreventhomelessness.org
If at least $400,000 is raised, the regional Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program will be eligible for $1.6 million in matching funds from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The funds will be targeted for "people that with a little bit of support at the right time can be kept in housing," said Fred Teichert, who is the chair of the funding committee for the homeless prevention program.
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