Help for renters if eviction moratorium is overturned: People are in crisis, experiencing trauma
Housing Opportunities Made Equal Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Monica Jefferson called a recent federal court decision that overturned the CDC s nationwide eviction moratorium very concerning to H.O.M.E. A decision, she said, that will impact millions of tenants across the country.
By: Shelby Brown
and last updated 2021-05-13 12:46:12-04
RICHMOND, Va. With an eviction notice posted on her front door, a mother of three with no family in the area is worried about where she and her family will up.
Community Dispute Settlement Center offers free mediation services
COURTESY OF COMMUNITY DISPUTE SETTLEMENT CENTER
The Community Dispute Settlement Center announced the availability of free mediation services to landlords and tenants as part of the state’s Eviction Diversion Initiative.
This free service is designed to resolve eviction or other housing-related conflicts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Free mediation services are also available for separating parents to address issues about co-parenting time and other child related conflicts through the Center’s Parent Mediation Program. Services are available to any interested and eligible individuals from funding from the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration.
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Virginia Works to Mitigate Evictions Crisis, Implement Long-Term Solutions to Increase Housing Stability
~ Pilot program will award $2.6 million in grants to build local capacity for eviction reduction services in highly impacted localities, address immediate and post-pandemic needs ~
RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam today announced the new Virginia Eviction Reduction Pilot (VERP) Program, which will award more than $2.6 million in grants to 14 localities to help build capacity and implement eviction prevention and diversion programs that address the underlying causes of evictions.
The funding will support several communities identified as having the highest eviction rates in the Commonwealth, including the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, and Richmond. The four eviction prevention pilot programs in these cities will support local and regional initiatives in the counties of Gloucester, James City, Lee, Matthews, Scott, Wise, and York, as well as the cities of Norton, Poqu