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Hundreds of Polk County renters are making a last-minute scramble to secure financial assistance before a federal eviction moratorium ends Saturday.
Polk County officials announced Friday that they have extended the rental assistance application deadline an extra 10 days to Aug. 13 in the face of increased demand while they urge local landlords to hold off on displacing tenants who ve applied but have yet to receive money. Many people are still trying to recover from job loss, reduced hours and increased medical expenses due to COVID, and now the threat of eviction just buries them a little further, said Laura Lee Gwinn, executive director of the Homeless Coalition of Polk County.
LAKELAND The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $2.3 million to four nonprofits operating homeless assistance programs in Polk County.
The federal agency announced the grants as part of a $2.5 billion package to renew support for homeless programs across the country. HUD s Continuum of Care grants will support 6,597 local programs that work on the front lines to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness, the agency said in a news release.
Talbot House Ministries of Lakeland received four grants totaling roughly $715,000. That is an increase of about $40,000 over last year, Director of Development Erin Martinez said. Though based in Lakeland, Talbot House helps people throughout Polk County.