Orlando to offer $7.8 million in emergency rental assistance starting in May
Orlando to offer $7.8 million in emergency rental assistance starting in May
The City of Orlando will be launching an emergency rental assistance program in mid-May to help people who have taken a financial hit because of COVID-19.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The City of Orlando will be launching an emergency rental assistance program in mid-May to help people who have taken a financial hit because of COVID-19.
Orlando was awarded 8.6 million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds from the U.S. Department of Treasury for emergency rental assistance. On Monday, the Orlando City Commission approved an agreement with company KPMG to administer the program and will pay the company $755,000 for their services, with more than $7.8 million available for emergency rental assistance.
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Which Orlando-area ZIP codes are hit hardest by coronavirus evictions?
Legal services prepare for tsunami of new evictions
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News 6 uncovered thousands of evictions that were currently winding their way through Central Florida court systems.
In Orange County, there were 1,911 pending evictions – some of them filed as long ago as July 2020.
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Daltonya Thomas called News 6 when Orange County sheriff’s deputies showed up at her front door armed with an eviction order.
She said they told her, her boyfriend and their five children they had to gather everything they could and vacate their rental home.
“It’s been really hard for us,” she said.
Orlando Commissioner raising awareness for COVID-19 vaccine in Black communities
Racial disparities observed in vaccine distribution
An Orlando City Commissioner is trying to bring awareness to the disparity between races when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine.
ORLANDO, Fla. - An Orlando City Commissioner is trying to bring awareness to the disparity between races when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill is working to bring COVID-19 vaccines into the Hispanic and African American communities. It’s a strong disease and it’s one that’s killing our black and brown communities on the daily, said Hill.