Fixing the coronavirus pandemic might start with a covid-19 vaccine, but the shot isn’t a light switch that turns back the dark with a flick. By the same token, the progress toward correcting the economic impact of the pandemic isn’t going to respond to the push of a button either.
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Westmoreland County residents who are behind on their rent and facing possible eviction or unable to pay huge heating bills and fearing a utility shutoff can seek help through a $12.9 million federally funded program for emergency rental aid.
“We’re seeing an increase in demand for rental assistance across the board. We know people have still not recovered (financially). We’re seeing a large amount of people who are so far behind in their rent and utilities,” said Daniel Carney, executive director of the Union Mission of Latrobe Inc.