马里兰州佩里角退伍军人村二期10月26日获超2300万美元融资 新增77套住房
马里兰州州长韦斯·摩尔（Wes Moore）10月26日宣布，州住房和社区发展部（DHCD）已完成HELP佩里角退伍军人村（HELP Perry Point Veterans Village）二期的融资安排。该部将管理超过2,300万美元的资金，支持新建77套住房，供正在经历或面临长期无家可归风险的退伍军人及其家庭居住；此次扩建将使该社区现有的住房容量增加一倍以上。
这笔资金包括联邦低收入住房税收抵免（LIHTC）权益、《美国救援计划》HOME投资伙伴计划（HOME-ARP）资金和债券融资。该部还提供了支持节能措施的资金，这个项目将主要依靠太阳能供电。州住房和社区发展部部长杰克·戴伊（Jake Day）说：「住房是一项人权。马里兰州不应该有任何人无家可归，尤其是为这个国家做出牺牲的退伍军人。」
该社区位于塞西尔县占地400英亩的佩里角退伍军人医疗中心园区内，居民可以享受到退伍军人医疗服务和个案管理、生活技能培训、心理健康治疗等支持服务，社区也有公共交通服务。HELP佩里角退伍军人村于2018年开放，由全国性非营利组织HELP USA发起，其关联机构HELP开发公司（HELP Development Corporation）将担任二期的主要开发商。
Maryland Announces Over $23 Million in Financing for Perry Point Veterans Village Phase Two on October 26, Adding 77 Homes
Governor Wes Moore announced on October 26 that the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has closed financing for the second phase of HELP Perry Point Veterans Village in Perryville. The department will administer more than $23 million to support the construction of 77 additional housing units for veterans and their families experiencing or at risk of chronic homelessness. The expansion will more than double the community's existing housing capacity.
Funding includes federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity, resources from the HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP), and bond financing. The department also provided funding to support energy-efficiency measures, and the development will rely primarily on solar power. "Housing is a human right. No one in Maryland should have to experience homelessness, especially our veterans who sacrificed for this country," said DHCD Secretary Jake Day.
Located on the 400-acre Perry Point VA Medical Center campus in Cecil County, the community provides residents with access to VA health care and supportive services, including case management, life skills training and mental health treatment, and is served by public transportation. HELP Perry Point Veterans Village opened in 2018 and is sponsored by HELP USA, a national nonprofit focused on homelessness prevention, supportive services and affordable housing; its affiliate, HELP Development Corporation, will serve as the lead developer for the second phase.
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