Beds for Kids Taps HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge for 10th Anniversary Virtual Event Focused on Charlotte s Affordable Housing Crisis
Event will feature political analyst Bakari Sellers and Congresswoman Alma Adams
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Beds for Kids, the nonprofit tackling furniture poverty by providing beds and essential furniture to children and families in need, is celebrating its 10th anniversary by hosting a virtual kick-off event entitled Improving Lives: Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis in Charlotte. The event will take place Thursday, May 6 on Zoom and will feature Marcia Fudge,
President Trump signed a new COVID-19 relief bill that includes $25 billion in emergency rental assistance. Author: Savannah Levins (WCNC) Updated: 5:17 PM EST December 31, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Some good news for those struggling to pay the bills: the new COVID-19 relief package signed by President Trump Sunday includes $25 billion in emergency rental assistance.
It also extends the CDC s eviction ban for another month.
The first round of rental assistance under the CARES act was used up quickly.
North Carolina s HOPE program was so quickly overwhelmed with need that officials had to stop taking applications, and many never saw a dime.
“I think all the organizations that are working with the HOPE program to get the money out there has been working really hard, but there s just such a massive need, said Isaac Sturgill, attorney for Legal Aid NC.