SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1 MILLION TO FRANNIE PEABODY CENTER

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $990,976 in funding to the Frannie Peabody Center in Portland. The funds will be used for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA). The Supportive Housing Renewal grant will allow the Frannie Peabody Center to continue providing housing assistance and supportive services to persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families.

"The Frannie Peabody Center is one of Southern Maine's largest providers of health services for persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families," said Senators Snowe and Collins in a joint statement. "This funding will be crucial in assisting the Frannie Peabody Center to continue to provide vital information and services to the community so that they may persevere in their efforts to help curb the spread of HIV in Maine." The Frannie Peabody Center is committed to compassionate care for the community infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS in Maine. The Center helps the community face and fight the realities of the disease by providing prevention education and direct services, including housing, information, education, advocacy, and counseling services.

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