Gaston County receives more than $6M to help residents impacted by COVID-19
“This is a tremendous opportunity for us to be able to help folks knocked down by this crisis to get back on their feet. Author: Meilin Tompkins Updated: 6:34 AM EST February 3, 2021
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. Gaston County’s Department of Social Services was awarded $6.7M by the federal government to help residents affected by the COVID-19 crisis with rent or utility payments.
Gaston County DSS applied for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program on Jan. 12 and found out late last month it was awarded the funds to aid residents. The assistance is available now through the end of 2021.
Nearly $7 million will soon be available to help Gaston County residents make rent and utility payments.
Gaston County s Department of Social Services said Tuesday $6.7 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program money will be available through the end of this year to help people hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Angi Karchmer, Gaston County s Director of Social Services, called the cash a tremendous opportunity for us to be able to help folks knocked down by this crisis to get back on their feet. Based on how we ve helped people over the past year with our CARE plan, we suspect there is a large need for this program in our community, Karchmer said.