Hudson Reporter
Struggling Jersey City renters to receive financial help
City launches COVID-19 Hardship Assistance Program; applications due Feb. 1.
Jersey City residents struggling to make rent can now seek relief.
Mayor Steven Fulop and the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation (JCEDC) have launched the Jersey City COVID-19 Hardship Assistance Program, which will use $2.5 million from the Mayor’s COVID-19 Relief Fund and Community Development Block Grants to provide residents with up to three months of utility and rent relief.
The city is partnering with four of the largest community-based nonprofit organizations to help administer and oversee the program.
York Street Project, Women Rising, United Way, and Puertorriqueños Asociados for Community Organization (PACO) will each receive $500,000 in CDBG funds and an additional $125,000 from the Mayor’s Relief Fund to address utility and rental assistance for families struggling to make ends meet.