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Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESG)
The Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program helps states and localities provide facilities and services to meet the needs of homeless people. ESG funds assist in providing shelter for the homeless, but also in the transition of the population to permanent homes.
The objectives of the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program are to increase the number and quality of emergency shelters, and transitional housing facilities for homeless individuals and families, to operate these facilities and provide essential social services, and to help prevent homelessness.
ESG funds may be used for rehabilitation of current homeless facilities or conversion of buildings for use as emergency shelters. The funds may also be used for essential services and operating expenses which provide for certain costs such as; salaries for those persons operating shelters, maintenance, insurance, utilities and furnishings; and prevention activities which provide for the development and implementation of homeless prevention activities.
The ESG Program is designed as the first step in the Continuum of Care model. This continuum aims to prevent homelessness and to enable the homeless population to move toward independent living.
For additional information, please contact Peggy Johnson at
pjohnson@co.volusia.fl.us or 386-736-5955, ext. 15694.
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