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Finance committee backs $100,000 senior housing bridge pilot funded by state earmark
Summary
The finance committee recommended approval of a $100,000 state earmark to pilot short-term rental assistance for vulnerable seniors, a program the Office of Housing Stability plans to run for six months and to use as a model for future state funding.
The finance committee of the SunRail City Council on Jan. 21 recommended approval of a $100,000 grant from the state executive office to the city’s Office of Housing Stability to pilot a senior housing bridge program.
The Office of Housing Stability presented the proposal as a short-term rental assistance program to keep vulnerable seniors, age 60 and older, in their homes while they wait for access to permanent affordable housing. "We have 6 months for the program," Director Schachter said. "Because we only got $100,000 instead of a lot more, we're going to…
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