YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County commissioners on Thursday allocated $1.5 million in CARES Act funding to Catholic Charities Regional Agency to distribute for residential rental assistance.
The funds are provided in amounts of up to $10,000 per household for residents meeting various requirements. The CARES Act provided funds to help Americans weather the economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Audrey Tillis, county administrator, said Catholic Charities “did a very good job” when it distributed about $1 million of CARES Act funds for the same thing last year.
It has about 400 poeple on a waiting list that was created when Catholic Charities distributed about $1 million in CARES Act funds last year, Tillis said.
Jan 11, 2021
POVERTY AWARENESS: “Poverty Awareness: Seeking Solutions in the Mahoning Valley” will take place 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom hosted by the ACTION Clergy Caucus. The program will be a discussion of poverty with biblical reflections, faith-based principles, local perspectives and solutions, and steps for a better community. Speakers include Bishop Alice Parkman of Christ’s Dwelling Place, Terry Vicars of Catholic Charities Regional Agency, Elder Beau Fowler of Elizabeth Baptist Missionary, Derrick McDowell of Youngstown Flea, and Tawnya Scott Bourne of Dress to Succeed. The public can join the conversation via Zoom or by dialing 1-646-558-8656 and when asked for meeting ID enter 324 513 381.