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Mar 11, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS – The state’s Rental Assistance Portal is now accepting applications for the Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance (IERA) program. This program can provide eligible renters with up to 12 months of rental and home/utility assistance.
More information, including the steps for renters to apply both online and over the phone, can be found on the top banner of the indianahousingnow.org website or by calling 2-1-1.
“The Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance (IERA) program is designed to help renters financially-impacted by COVID-19,” said Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, who serves as board chair of IHCDA. “We are pleased to work with our network of program partners, participating landlords, and home energy/utility providers to continue assisting Indiana renters.”
By Editor | March 10, 2021
By ERIC X. VICCARO
Lining Robinwood Drive in Ste. Genevieve is a series of modest brick-covered homes.
It’s just like any other neighborhood in the city, complete with people relaxing on their front stoops, speed bumps on the road – and a central office.
These homes were created as part of the Ste. Genevieve Housing Authority (SGHA), with Gina Bryant as executive director.
Community development administrator David Bova presented an annual report to the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen on Feb. 11.
And that’s not the only housing-related matter elected officials and city employees have discussed recently.
Anne Arundel health officials say the federal government is contributing to the county’s opioid crisis by restricting low-income residents with public housing assistance to “areas where drugs are readily available.”
It s not uncommon for those who are experiencing homelessness to sleep during the day. It s so cold during the day, we go find the sun and we sleep; that makes us look lazy. You know, we re exhausted, we re starving, we re hungry, we re angry, we re lonely, we re tired, Sunny Sparkman said.
She added that the other night she had walked all night to stay warm.
Utah s previous approaches and solutions
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development statistics in 2019, there are 2,789 people experiencing homelessness either temporarily or long-term in Utah on any given night.
Utah was once hailed as a national model for reducing chronic homelessness by 91 percent in 2015, but that number was misleading. A 2018 performance audit of Utah s Homeless Services revealed that although matters did improve, the data displaying a significant drop in the number of chronically homeless people could be attributed to the changes made in the methods used to count chronic homel