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Thornton hears nonprofit warnings after Adams County TANF cuts; council asks staff to develop funding scenarios
Summary
After Almost Home and Growing Home said Adams County did not renew TANF contracts, removing nearly $3 million from local rental/mortgage assistance, Thornton council asked staff to coordinate with the nonprofits to draft funding scenarios the city could consider.
Delaney Coe, deputy director of Almost Home, and Veronica Perez, CEO of Growing Home, told the Thornton City Council on Tuesday that a county decision to stop contracting TANF funds for local rental and mortgage assistance has left a large service gap for Thornton residents.
"TANF, as I said earlier, it's gone y'all. It's done," Perez said during the presentation, summing up the nonprofits' account of the funding loss and its immediate effect on eviction prevention work.
The presenters summarized programs that rely on those funds: Almost Home described its housing stability services (rental, mortgage and utility assistance paired with case management), rapid rehousing, SWAP (severe weather activation) and respite housing; Growing Home described a choice-model food pantry, resource navigation and a Parents as Teachers early-childhood program.
Why it matters: presenters said Adams County's change removed just under $3,000,000 in TANF contracts…
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