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IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 30, 2000 REP. BACA ANNOUNCES $2.2 MILLION FEDERAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR POOR Section 8 Rental Vouchers to Assist San Bernardino County WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Joe Baca (D-Rialto) announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be providing rental voucher assistance totaling nearly $2 million to low-income families in San Bernardino County. "This is good news for the needy residents of San Bernardino County," Baca said. "The increasing costs of housing and the rapid expansion of the Inland Empire makes this assistance that much more important to needy people in our area." The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be providing $2,193,628.00 in Section 8 Fair Share Vouchers to assist low-income families in San Bernardino County. The Section 8 voucher program represents the Federal government's largest program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to rent decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Congressman Baca is working to provide additional Section 8 funding for communities of the Inland Empire during ongoing deliberations in Congress over funding for the HUD program in fiscal year 2001, beginning October 1, 2000. Earlier this year, Baca requested Section 8 appropriations for the Inland Empire, including $4,400,000 for Ontario; $2,200,000 for Fontana; $1,400,000 for Rialto; and, $1,200,000 for Rancho Cucamonga. "I'll keep working to secure funding needed in our region," Baca said. "That's what I came to Washington to do, and that's what I expect to get done for the people of our region." |
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