Rep. Kelly Announces $1.4 million Housing Grant for City of Kankakee

Rep. Kelly Announces $1.4 million Housing Grant for City of Kankakee

KANKAKEE, Ill. -- Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (IL-02) announced that the City of Kankakee has been awarded
a $1,426,306 grant to help improve housing through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Healthy Homes Production Grant Program.

“I am proud to announce this $1.4 million grant for the City
of Kankakee, which will help create safer homes in our community,” said Congresswoman Kelly. “Unhealthy housing can lead to lifelong health challenges for children and place a financial burden on families. I will continue working in Congress to provide funding for programs such as the Healthy Homes Production Grant to ensure that Illinois’ children have a safe and healthy place to call home.”

“The City of Kankakee and our Economic and Community
Development Agency (ECDA) team are thrilled to have received
this Healthy Homes Production Program grant,” said Kankakee
Mayor Christopher Curtis. “As a community that has many
homes that were built in the mid-century, this allocation of funds
will improve the lives and health of all of our families, especially
children, by creating safer and healthier homes. This grant begins the new year as a prosperous one for our residents and continues to assist the City of Kankakee in stabilizing and modernizing our neighborhoods.”

The purpose of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s Healthy Homes Production Grant Program enables a comprehensive approach to addressing multiple childhood diseases and injuries in the home by focusing on housing-related hazards in a coordinated fashion, rather than addressing a single hazard at a time. These grants are critical to communities to mitigate the impacts of unhealthy housing, preserve affordable housing, and to ensure that future generations can reach their full potential.

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