Overview:
The Community Action Agency's (CAA) Home Relief Program will no longer accept applications for rental assistance or property tax relief after April 1. The program currently has 900 applications waiting to be processed before the end of the grant cycle. The decision to discontinue accepting applications was made to ensure that intake workers can process all applicants currently waiting to be assisted. Since the start of the Home Relief Program, CAA has kept over 8,000 families in their homes, spending nearly $35 million in Hamilton County for eviction prevention and property tax assistance. Applications were accepted until April 1, and the program officially closed on April 30.
By Nikki Williams
VP of Community Relations
The Community Action Agency’s (CAA) Home Relief Program will not accept applications for rental assistance or property tax relief after April 1.
Both programs have collectively received thousands of applications since the beginning of the year. The rental assistance program currently has 900 applications waiting to be processed before the official end of the grant cycle which was April 30. To ensure intake workers can get through all applicants currently waiting to be assisted, the decision has been made to discontinue accepting applications.
“This was not an easy decision, because we know that just because the funding is coming to an end, it doesn’t mean that the need has,” said Erik Thomas, VP of community services. “We want to make sure that we do get through all of the applications so that we do help the clients who are in our system before the close of the grant.”
Since the start of the Home Relief Program, propelled by COVID, CAA has kept more than 8,000 families in their homes, spending nearly $35million in Hamilton County for eviction prevention and property tax assistance. CAA accepted applications until April 1, before officially closing the program.
For information about other programs and services offered through CAA, visit cincy-caa.org. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn @cincy_caa for updates on services provided through CAA.
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