The Springfield Department of Community Relations (SDCR), has as its mission to foster effective and considerate interactions among the city's growing and diverse population.

One of its major initiatives is to work with community service providers to assist in providing aid to homeless individuals. 

The federal government, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), is providing funding to communities to help them provide assistance to the homeless.  The following materials are being used by the City of Springfield in dealing with federal funding for homelessness prevention.

• Allocations, Applications Procedure and Requirements for Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing program Grantees Notice

• Second DRAFT - Substantial Amendment to the Consolidated Plan 2008 Action Plan for the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)

• Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) Power Point presentation

Department of Community Relations
231 S. 6th
 Springfield, Illinois 62701

217.789.2270