A $1.5 million investment from Pennsylvania will help Lawrence County Social Services provide emergency shelter, support, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, and street outreach through 12 community organizations delivering services in 13 western Pennsylvania counties.

The funding is included in a statewide $6.3 million grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development for municipalities and nonprofit organizations to help homeless individuals and families find housing.

The federal 2023 ESG funding was approved for 16 municipal grantees and seven nonprofits which will administer regional projects covering 25 counties and one statewide program.

Funding can be used for: rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, street outreach, emergency shelter, homeless management information systems, and administration.