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Intown Cares Receives $280,000 PATH Grant
- communications2473
- Jan 23, 2025
- 2 min read
Awarded by SAMHSA, the grant funds services for people with serious mental illness experiencing homelessness
ATLANTA – February 21, 2024 – Local nonprofit organization Intown Cares, a leader in addressing homelessness and hunger in Atlanta, today announced it has been awarded a $280,000 Projects for Assistance in Transition (PATH) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The PATH grant funds services for people with serious mental illness experiencing homelessness. Designated a “Path Provider,” Intown Cares will receive the funding over a five-year term. Supported services for the PATH grant include outreach, community mental health, housing services, and referrals for primary health care, job training, educational services, and housing.
“As we continue to serve neighbors who face the greatest obstacles to housing, we are grateful to receive this funding from SAMHSA,” said Brad Schweers, Executive Director of Intown Cares. “Most of our clients are experiencing chronic homelessness, meaning they have a diagnosed disabling condition, such as mental illness, and have been unhoused for at least a year. The PATH grant will allow us to provide focused support and additional services to clients with mental illness.”
Funding will be used to:
Allocate a program manager and two homeless services case managers
Provide outreach and navigation services for increasing numbers of clients with mental illness experiencing chronic homelessness
Founded in 2010, Intown Cares deploys one of the largest, most effective Homeless Services teams in Atlanta that supports individuals experiencing homelessness in navigating the journey to permanent housing solutions. Since 2016, Intown has assisted more than 1,000 neighbors in moving into permanent housing.
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About Intown Cares
Intown Cares is the nonprofit that goes the extra mile to help intown Atlantans meet their most essential human needs, food and housing. We specialize in serving those who have the hardest time getting housing make the transition to their own homes; and we provide easy access to food for any who need it. Intown Cares is defined by persistence. The people we employ, the process we follow, and the perspective we share are all guided by a single, unifying idea: solving hunger and homelessness requires imagination, flexibility, and a willingness to take the extra step.
For more information about Intown Cares, visit www.intowncares.org. Also, connect with Intown on social media: @IntownCares on Instagram and Facebook
For media inquiries and interviews, contact communications@intowncares.org
To support Intown’s mission through contribution, visit https://intowncares.org/donate, or reach out to Katie Farmer, Director of Development at katie.farmer@intowncares.org.
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