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County to accept Block Family Foundation subgrant for eviction‑mediation research and add one housing‑counseling FTE
Summary
The Department of Planning, Housing and Community Development proposed accepting $180,000 passed through United Community Services to study eviction‑mediation outcomes and to add one HUD‑certified housing counselor FTE funded 50% by the grant and 50% by HOME‑ARP funds.
On Feb. 6 Johnson County staff asked the Board of County Commissioners to authorize a subrecipient agreement with United Community Services of Johnson County to accept a Block Family Foundation subgrant of $180,000 to collect longitudinal data on the county’s eviction mediation program and to authorize one new full‑time equivalent position in Planning, Housing and Community Development to provide renter‑focused housing counseling.
Megan Foreman, presenting for the department, described two related actions: accepting the pass‑through grant to collect data about the District Court’s eviction mediation program and…
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