U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge Announces Funding Appropriated for Houston and Tours Senior Housing Community with Congressman Al Green

(Houston, TX) — On Monday, March 14, 2022 Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

“As the Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, and as a member of the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance, I am pleased that HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program promotes community-based approaches to the goal of ending homelessness with lifesaving grants. I am exceedingly honored that Secretary Fudge is here to announce how Houston can benefit from these grants.”

Congressman Al Green continued, “In addition to the CoC Program, Secretary Fudge is here to participate in a site visit for another program designed for senior citizens. The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA)property Secretary Fudge and I, together with Congresswomen Jackson Lee and Fletcher, will visit today is one of six locations in Houston. It serves over 200 low-income seniors who are age 62 years or older. These senior residents are provided access to services from meals and utilities to healthcare and transportation. The essential support from HUD for AHEPA helps to provide our senior citizens with a high quality of life as they age,” Congressman Al Green said. “HUD’s Section 202 provides over $1.8 million annually for four of the six AHEPA properties in Houston. Without this critical support, many of our seniors might otherwise find themselves living in the streets of life, regrettably too often left behind by family and friends.”

“We are honored to welcome Secretary Fudge and Congressman Green to our affordable senior living communities in Houston,” AMC President and CEO Steve Beck said. “We applaud their commitment to creating strong and sustainable affordable housing for all, including seniors. We also appreciate the historic level of investment in the HUD Section 202 program provided by Congress and the Administration. Our waitlists in Houston are the largest in our portfolio, so the need and demand is clear.” 

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) Affordable Housing Management Company (AMC) is a nationwide provider of affordable independent senior living and affordable assisted living communities. It has developed and manages 87 affordable supportive senior living communities in 19 states that are administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program. To learn more about HUD’s 202 program click here.