upgrading management and services in public housing projects

upgrading management and services in public housing projects Sec. 204. Section 15 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(10) The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to make grants to public housing agencies to assist, where necessary, in financing tenant services for families living in low-rent housing projects. In making such contracts and grants, the Secretary shall give preference to programs providing for the maximum feasible participation of the tenants in the development and operation of such tenant services. 82 Stat. 504For purposes of this paragraph the term tenant services’ includes the following services and activities for families living in low-rent housing projects: counseling on household management, housekeeping, budgeting, money management, child care, and similar matters; advice as to resources for job training and placement, education, welfare, health, and other community services; services which are directly related to meeting tenant needs and providing a wholesome living environment; and referral to appropriate agencies when necessary for the provision of such services. To the maximum extent available and appropriate, existing public and private agencies in the community shall lie used for the provision of such services. There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this paragraph not to exceed $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and not to exceed $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending .Time 30, 1970. Any amounts so appropriated shall remain available until expended, and any amounts authorized for any fiscal year under this paragraph but not appropriated may be appropriated for any succeeding fiscal year commencing prior to July 1, 1970.”