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Pathways fund has dispersed hundreds of payments; staff propose options to limit spending and preserve reserves
Summary
City staff reported Pathways assisted hundreds of households in FY24 and FY25 with direct rent and utility payments processed through a United Way partnership. Staff presented options — including lowering annual caps and narrowing eligibility — should disbursements outpace available funds.
City human services staff reported that Charlottesville’s Pathways fund has become a major eviction‑prevention tool and presented options to manage spending in FY26.
Misty Graves, director of the Department of Human Services, said staff routed direct disbursement work through United Way to accelerate payments. For FY24 the program processed more than 1,230 payments and in the current fiscal year to date staff said they had processed roughly 692 requests and disbursed about $500,000. The city’s FY26 proposal includes $1 million…
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