Council agrees to fund top Helping Hands applicants and relaunch program with broader hardship criteria
Council members reached consensus to immediately fund high-priority households in the Helping Hands program (staff to notify and fund within the week) and to relaunch the program with an amended scoring matrix to include broader 90-day hardship criteria and prioritization for elderly, disabled veterans and income-qualified households.
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Dr. Esther Williams, director of community services and external affairs, updated the council on the Helping Hands of DeSoto program and proposed amendments to eligibility designed to increase access while maintaining oversight. She told council that packet figures (64 applications) had already been superseded by the March 26 tally of 126 applications, with 113 approved and 109 denied under the original, narrow shutdown-related criteria.
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