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Waunakee nonprofits tell village board rental assistance demand outpaces funds more than 10-to-1
Summary
Waunakee Neighborhood Connection and the Waunakee Ecumenical Board told the Waunakee Village Board on July 22 that requests for rent and utility help have risen sharply and far outpace available local funds.
Waunakee Neighborhood Connection and the Waunakee Ecumenical Board told the Waunakee Village Board on July 22 that requests for rent and utility help among renters and other residents have risen sharply and far outpace available local funds. Lydia Silva Rios, community resource manager at Waunakee Neighborhood Connection, said from January through June the group received 27 “neighbor to neighbor” applications requesting $32,010 in rent assistance while the nonprofit was only able to distribute $3,000, supporting six households with $500 each.
The shortage is large and immediate. "That means the need outweighed our resources by more than 10 to 1," Silva Rios said. Jennifer Kusha, president of the Waunakee Ecumenical…
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