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Poughkeepsie, NY - Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro and City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison have announced more than $1.1 million in funding is available through a COVID-19 Emergency Rent and Utility Relief program for low- and moderate-income households adversely affected by the pandemic. Although there is a temporary moratorium on evictions, payment for past-due rents will be due when the moratorium is lifted, and many households will have difficulty paying past-due rent quickly enough to avoid eviction.
Tenants who are residing in their primary residence, including those residing in a legal rooming house or single room occupancy units, are eligible for up to six consecutive months of rent and utility assistance; past-due lot rent tenants residing in manufactured homes are also eligible for assistance with past-due lot rent. Tenants can apply for funding directly or landlords may apply on behalf of tenants; however, tenants will be responsible for providi
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Legal expert explains hurdles of getting unemployment benefits
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jan 31, 2021, 4:22pm EST
A local legal expert says getting unemployment benefits during the pandemic may involve a few hurdles for some.
Aida Dimitrioiu, of New Rochelle, says she was out of work and tried to call for benefits numerous times to no avail. For three days, every time I called, every hour, the lines are tied up, says Dimitrioiu. It was just a horrible thing. especially with the COVID-19 thing going on.
Dimitriou says she was running out of hope - until the Turn To Tara team stepped in and got some results for her.
The American Institute For Stuttering Elects Five New Board Members And Expands Geographical Reach
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NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American Institute for Stuttering (AIS) announced today that it has elected five new members to its Board of Directors, all distinguished leaders in business, entrepreneurship, law, and communications, joining from several different regions across the United States. These new members will act as ambassadors of AIS nationally and globally to propel its core mission of providing affordable, effective stuttering therapy to children and adults. We are delighted to welcome Christopher Coleridge, Kerri Chace, Julie Henson, William Marsillo, and Amish Shah to the AIS Board, said Eric Dinallo, president of the AIS Board of Directors. Each new member brings important and diverse skill sets to the table, and shares the same goal of ensuring that impactful stuttering therapy is available to
By Mid Hudson News -www.midhudsonnews.com
Dec 21, 2020
NEWBURGH – The City of Newburgh has been awarded $500,000 in CARES Act funding to assist apartment residents with back rent due to the coronavirus pandemic.
City Economic Development Director Ali Church said the program will be administered by Legal Services of the Hudson Valley.
“If someone lost their job, had reduced hours, had to take off because they had to care for children, any of that, we can potentially cover their lost rent to stave off some evictions that we are worried may be coming,” she said.
Church also acknowledged landlords have been “severely impacted” as well by not collecting rent so this stimulus aid will assist them.