Conklin: $550,000 secured to support local homelessness services
Includes funding to help residents find shelter, fight eviction
Rep. Scott Conklin December 30, 2025 | 1:54 PM
STATE COLLEGE, Dec. 30 – Centre County has secured $200,000 in Emergency Solutions Grant funding and will share an additional $350,000 for a 12-county project aimed at helping individuals and families experiencing homelessness, state Rep. Scott Conklin announced today.
Conklin, D-Centre, said the grants, approved through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, will fund critical services to help local families access emergency housing and prevent eviction.
“No family should ever have to face life’s challenges without a safe, secure place to call home,” Conklin said. “By expanding access to emergency housing resources and eviction counseling, this new funding will provide a lifeline to more families.”
The funding for Centre County will enable Housing Transitions to provide emergency shelter services and case management for local households. Meanwhile, the grant awarded to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence will support a 12-county initiative to provide emergency shelter services, aiming to assist 1,107 households.
Statewide, more than $5.3 million in ESG grants were approved to combat homelessness and increase access to affordable housing across Pennsylvania.
The Emergency Solutions Grant program is authorized under the federal Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009.