Elmira Star-Gazette
Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly indicated the number of people who were counted in homeless shelters in Tompkins County.
If you ve watched your heat bill go up over the last few months, or spent hours shoveling mountains of snow, you know this winter has been brutal across the Southern Tier and beyond.
If you re living on the streets, the reality is even more painful.
Catholic Charities and other organizations conduct a survey every January to provide a snapshot of the homeless situation in each county.
It s a requirement for federal funding, and it also gives those organizations an idea of the extent of the problem and look at ways to address it.
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ITHACA, N.Y.(WENY) Cornell Law School has received a $1 million grant to help with eviction prevention in the city of Ithaca. At the beginning of the pandemic, a large need was found for help wi.
Cornell University is joining several other organizations in a private-public collaboration to prevent evictions and displacement of low-income tenants in Ithaca.
$1M grant will help low-income tenants in Ithaca, city says
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A public-private collaboration has won a $1 million dollar grant to prevent displacement of low-income tenants in Ithaca. Partners include the City of Ithaca, Cornell Law School, Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County, Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. and the National Lawyers Guild student chapter at Cornell Law School.
Funds will be used to provide no-cost legal representation and information for tenants in the City; to offer last-resort rental arrears payments to prevent displacement; to establish a housing stability supplement program with monthly stipends and additional supports for tenants; to initiate regular monitoring of eviction cases in City Court and development of a comprehensive eviction database; and to pro