Homeless housing grant

The North Valley Housing Trust, a local funding organization whose mission is to assist in providing housing and help for those in need, recently received a $500,000 matching grant from the state Department of Housing and Community Development.

To qualify for the grant, NVHT had to raise money on its own, according to a press release from James Coles (pictured), the organization’s coordinator. It did so working with 3CORE, a private economic organization located in Butte, Tehama and Glenn counties, and the North Valley Community Foundation, a nonprofit based in Chico. The effort raised $650,000 for a total of $1.15 million.

The state grant, Coles said, “provides a strong foundation on which we can build a sustainable local housing trust fund. This fund is flexible enough to address Butte County’s greatest housing needs, starting with homelessness.”