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Cook County finance committee approves nearly $20 million for food, rental assistance and homelessness programs
Summary
The Finance Committee approved a package of TIF and ARPA allocations totaling about $19.9 million to expand food distribution, extend court-based rental assistance, fund a homelessness problem-solving pool and sustain hotel-based sheltering. Commissioners cited looming SNAP rule changes as a primary driver.
The Finance Committee of the Cook County Board voted to approve a package of tax increment financing (TIF) and ARPA-funded allocations on March 11 that together direct nearly $20 million to food access, rental assistance and homelessness prevention programs.
The bundle included: a $10,000,000 allocation to the Greater Chicago Food Depository to expand emergency food and capacity-building grants; a $5,800,000 intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Housing Development Authority to extend the court-based rental assistance program; a $3,400,000 problem-solving fund for homelessness prevention, shelter diversion and rapid resolution; and $688,700 to continue the county's hotel-based sheltering program. Commissioner Lowery moved the package and the clerk recorded the roll-call approval (15 ayes, 2 absent).
Why it matters: presenters and commissioners said federal changes to SNAP eligibility will reduce benefits for many residents this spring and summer, increasing reliance on food…
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