Child tax credit initiative reaps dividends for thousands of low-income local families County Judge Lina Hidalgo today released new data on Harris County’s efforts to increase adoption of the Biden-Harris Administration’s expanded child tax credit – a tax benefit designed to help families raising children. Through a county partnership with BakerRipley, Harris County helped local low-income families claim over $10 million in tax credits – money that may otherwise have gone unclaimed, will now be […]
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New Eviction Intervention Program Saves Families from Immediate Homelessness as Nationwide Ban on Evictions Faces Legal Challenges
The Alliance Tapped to Intercede in Cases Heading to Court, Helping Tenants and Landlords Access Rent Relief from Pandemic Fund Local Tenants with Docket Numbers Encouraged to Apply A new initiative is underway to help local residents who are still battling the financial effects of COVID-19. Though employers are gradually rebuilding their ranks, many people remain unemployed or underemployed, while many employed workers are still significantly behind on rent from the months when thousands of […]
Navigator Agencies Begin Outreach to Help People Apply for New $159 Million Houston-Harris County Rental Assistance Relief Fun
Some of Region’s Most Trusted Nonprofits Recruited to Assist Vulnerable Populations, as Program Begins Distributing Aid As a new source of rental assistance begins helping local families, several nonprofits have been appointed by the City of Houston and Harris County and will soon start helping additional people apply for the new $159 million Houston-Harris County Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The navigator agencies will eliminate potential challenges some renters may find in the application process, such as […]
City of Houston and Harris County Establish New Rental Assistance Fund, Appoint BakerRipley and Catholic Charities to Administer Program
Help for Local Families—$159 Million in New COVID-19 Relief Fund to Cover Past-Due Rent and Future Rent for Families Struggling from Pandemic; Applications to be Randomly Selected for Verification, not First-Come, First-Served As the pandemic’s presence in the region nears the one-year mark, officials from the City of Houston and Harris County voted this week to authorize a new rental assistance program to help families who are at risk of losing their homes from pandemic-related impacts of unemployment, business closures, […]