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Renters in Genesee County, Michigan, facing eviction due to the coronavirus pandemic, can now get federal rental assistance through a county program.
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) has received more than $12 million in federal funds for tenants. Residents who have a household income less than 80% of the area median income. According to M-Live, residents also must have experienced a reduction or loss in income or include at least one person who qualifies for unemployment insurance or financial hardship due to the pandemic.
Residents must also show they are at risk of eviction or housing instability. Those who qualify for rental assistance can receive up to a year’s worth of back rent and three months of projected rental assistance. Those who apply can also receive funds for paying off utilities including electricity, heating, water, sewer, and trash collection.
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Genesee County Jail IGNITE Program Celebrates New Grads
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Like Sheriff Chris Swanson has said, IGNITE has a major role in changing the lives of those inmates at the Genesee County Jail, IGNITE was designed for, Eliminating generational incarceration through education, by restoring value, hope, and purpose to our inmate population , and that s just what it has done for 3 men.
Joe Flynn Walker, 33, Delante T. Darrough, 32, and Dallas Whiting-Popielski, 30 have now joined a group of fellow inmates, to graduate from the IGNITE program and will have a fresh start going from behind bars to new jobs. The three have graduated after learning a new trade and skills to receive their ServSafe food and beverage certificates.
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New facility to provide education for any former Genesee County Jail inmate with a felony
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
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FLINT, MI The Genesee County Jail’s IGNITE program will soon offer education and other support services to former inmates with felonies who have left the facility.
The IGNITE (Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education) program, announced in September, expanded the jail’s education program beyond just the ability to earn a GED.
Now, the sheriff’s office is expanding IGNITE again.
The program, which aims to break the cycle of generational incarceration negatively affecting families and communities, is made possible through the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools.