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Board approves $1 million eviction-prevention fund, names Regional Homeless Coalition administrator
Summary
The board approved a resolution authorizing a contract with the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition to administer a $1,000,000 eviction-prevention fund set aside by City Council; staff said the coalition will collect applications, disperse funds and report metrics, and the board requested a six-month update.
The Health Education and Housing Facilities Board of the City of Chattanooga on Feb. 17 approved a resolution authorizing an agreement with the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition to administer a $1,000,000 eviction-prevention fund set aside by City Council.
Megan Denton, the city's director of housing policy, described the fund as a "shallow but flexible" program intended to intervene directly for households at risk of eviction. "The amount is $1,000,000," Denton said.…
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