#Housing Twitter I need your help 🚨 We’re tracking local emergency rental assistance programs created to help renters stay in their homes when losing jobs/income to COVID-19. Not moratoria, money. If you know any please share here. 1/3
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2/3 I’ve already scoured the excellent Local Action Tracker creates by and shared on and found new funds in Louisville, Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, St Paul, and Pittsburgh
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3/3 But know there are more out there! We’ll share what we learn about them - features and lessons - and what they say about the tremendous unmet need. (And yes we’ll probably try some web scraping to find more too).
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Delaware’s program can be found here:
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We asked Treasury to confirm Coronavirus Relief funds can be used for rent payments on behalf of residents facing eviction as a result of the Covid-19 economic pause. Waiting for an answer but if anyone else knows please share!
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We’ve tracked rental assistance programs in 6 states and 22 cities (some implemented, others moving through city council/legislature). We’ll have them up on website tomorrow. will share link.
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Can you share link? I only saw 's info on federal moratoria (which is really helpful), but not rental assistance programs. Thx!
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Lots happening in communities up here in MA - N. Andover, Waltham, Boston, Newton, Medford, Somerville, Quincy, Chelsea, Lynn to name a few. Many using Community Preservation Funds, some Housing Trust, some partnering with United Way.
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Some approved, many more being considered.
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