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The Columbia City Council provided more than $300,000 to two organizations which aid in rental help.Â
The Columbia Housing Authority Low-Income Services and Voluntary Action Center are two organizations that received money after a third round of funding to the city for pandemic relief through a Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Columbia Housing Authority Low-Income Service received $77,588 from the City Council. They plan on using the money to hire a housing ambassador.
The ambassador will provide support to a minimum of 10 households per month, or 120 households per year, according to a City Council memo.Â