Saginaw and Flint are getting aid from theU.S. Housing and Urban Development to help the area’s homeless.

It’s part of a state-wide $4.7 million program that will help twenty-one Michigan agencies.

The Flint/Genesee County Continuum of Care is receiving over $663,000 of the grant money.  The Saginaw County Youth Protection Council will get $134,212 in help.

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan says, “this funding will make a significant impact in the lives of thousands of people and provide resources to put them on the road of independence.”

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