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Speakers credit ARPA funds with expanding Sweetwater Mission aid and preventing evictions
Summary
Speakers at a meeting said American Rescue Plan Act funds helped Sweetwater Mission expand food and housing-stability services, growing weekly client numbers from about 300 to 1,700 and supporting outreach at a Mableton mobile-home park.
Speakers at a meeting said American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds helped Sweetwater Mission expand emergency services, prevent evictions and assist thousands of households each week.
Speakers described why the funding mattered. Resident 1, a resident, said, “We use the ARPA dollars to keep people from being evicted, to help people get into permanent housing. We also put people into extended stays, and we help people with their utilities.”
The comments came during public remarks about local social services. The speakers said ARPA money created breathing room for households to catch up on rent and utilities while…
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