Green Hills Community Action Agency has been awarded $110,000 to be spent on the rehabilitation of homes in the City of Chillicothe’s DREAM (Downtown Revitalization and Economic Assistance for Missouri) Program. Funding for the project was approved last week by the Missouri Housing Development Commission. The money will be available April 1 and will be spent on projects that make homes safer and more habitable, said Marvin Meeker, GHCAA weatherization/rehabilitation director. The funds are for rehabilitation projects on owner-occupied homes within the designated area of Chillicothe’s DREAM Program. In addition, homeowners must meet income guidelines.

“GHCAA looks forward to partnering with the city of Chillicothe and Main Street Chillicothe on the DREAM Project in this effort to make Chillicothe a better and safer place to live,” said GHCAA Executive Director Scott Long. “The DREAM Program fits GHCAA’s mission of working through partnerships to empower individuals and families with the knowledge, skills and motivations needed to build strong families and communities.”

The Missouri Housing Development Commission also awarded GHCAA $110,000 in rehabilitation funds to be spent through the City of Trenton’s DREAM Program and $66,000 for the rehabilitation of other homes in the nine counties served by the agency.

Homeowners interested in applying for rehabilitation funds are encouraged to watch local media outlets around the first of February 2009 for application information. The application called for the grant to be used for up to five homes. Eligible homes must be within a perimeter of downtown bordered by Polk Street on the north, Clay Street on the south, Woodward Street on the east and Dickinson Street on the west.