City accepting organization applications for available funding [Video]

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The City of Corpus Christi is ready to pour more than $3.3 million into our community to help those who are most at-risk, but to do that, they need a little help of their own.

Through a simple online application, city leaders are inviting local groups to help them spend that money wisely over the next five years.

“It’s really exciting for the community because this is the largest investment into reducing homelessness that we’ve ever been able to do,” Assistant Director of Corpus Christi’s Planning and Community Development Department Jennifer Buxton said.

That investment comes courtesy of both federal and state dollars, including American Rescue Plan funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Homeless Housing and Services Program from the …