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# Getting a hug from HUD
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/getting-a-hug-from-hud/
- Published: 2005-08-20T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:36:24.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

The following cities are receiving grants under HUD’s new “Housing for People Who Are Homeless and Addicted To Alcohol” program: ■ Chattanooga, Tenn. ■ Chicago, Ill. ■ Contra Costa, Calif. ■ Denver, Colo. ■ Jacksonville, Fla. ■ New York, New York ■ San Francisco, Calif. ■ San Jose, Calif. ■ Santa Cruz, Calif. ■ Santa Monica, Calif.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 20, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/082005.pdf?ref=smdp.com)