The township was one of just six grant recipients under HUD
NORTH BERGEN -- More residents of public housing in North Bergen will have access to job training and other services intended to promote self-sufficiency, under a $246,000 grant from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, officials announced Tuesday.
The North Bergen Housing Authority announced it had received the funds under HUD's Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency, or ROSS, program, which makes annual allocations to local housing authorities and other public housing agencies or organizations.
North Bergen Housing Authority Executive Director Gerald Sanzari said the grant would be used over the next three years to expand current services including health screenings, financial planning and job training. Sanzari joined Mayor Nicholas J. Sacco in commending the housing authority staff.
"I would like to thank our entire staff for their hard work," Sanzari said in a statement. "They were instrumental in securing this grant."
North Bergen's was one of six ROSS grants to local housing authorities in New Jersey for 2017, and the only one in Hudson County. The other grants went to Atlantic City ($467,439), Camden ($475,150), Garfield ($221,079), Elizabeth ($492,000), and Vineland ($240,000).
"Helping public housing residents find decent jobs that pay a living wage is the surest path to opportunity and self-sufficiency," HUD Secretary Julian Castro said in a statement. "This funding provides our local partners with the resources to help more Americans build a brighter future for themselves and their children."
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