A Valley woman at risk of eviction received good news on Friday. After months of uncertainty, Carolyn Moore, 67, found out she wasn’t going to be evicted. At least not yet. “What should I do?” she asked a few hours before she got the message because they want you to make three times your income, “Moore added. Moore says she lives on her social security check. She said vet bills, car problems and rising food costs made things difficult Thanks to the city and federal government funding, Moore’s previous rent will be taken care of, has paid more than $ 35 million to residents through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program since its inception in early March. Funding for this program comes from the Treasury Department. This also sets out the guidelines for who is eligible for the funds. Moore said she applied for the funds months ago, but according to the city, her landlord didn’t file the proper paperwork. The city has managed to serve more than 4,000 households to help. However, there are still thousands of applications that have not been processed told ABC15 that they started hiring 50 additional employees in August. They’ll also expand the Family Services Center’s opening hours to six days a week. For more information on the city’s emergency housing assistance, click here. Neighbors have also set up a GoFundMe page for Moore and another resident with financial problems.
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