Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that the Housing Authority of the City of Dallas will receive a $54,796 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program.  The funding is to be used to hire a program coordinator to connect housing assistance recipients with training opportunities, job placement organizations and local employers.

“The Housing Authority of Dallas provides invaluable assistance to low-income residents of our community,” Congresswoman Johnson said.  “This grant will enable the Housing Authority to continue to support the efforts of low-income families to find employment and save money.”

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.