Kansas Citians struggling to pay rent can get help through city program People interested can sign up online or by calling 311 Share Updated: 5:53 PM CST Mar 4, 2021 People interested can sign up online or by calling 311 Share Updated: 5:53 PM CST Mar 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript HELP. CALLS FOR HELP HAVE MULTIPLIED DURING THE PANDEMIC STAFF AT JOURNEY. YOU LIFE TYPICALLY FOCUS ON HELPING PEOPLE POST INCARCERATION, BUT THEY’VE EXPANDED TO HELP ANYONE WHO IS STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET A LOT OF FOLKS. WE SAW WERE, YOU KNOW, SINGLE PARENTS THAT EITHER HAD TO STAY HOME WITH KIDS BECAUSE OF ONLINE SCHOOL FOLKS THAT WE’RE WORKING IN RESTAURANTS OR FAST FOODS FOLKS THAT WERE WORKING IN HOTELS CUSTODIAL WORK THAT WHEN AN OFFICE OR A RESTAURANT OR SOMETHING HAD TO QUARANTINE THEY WERE LAID OFF THEIR AMONG FIVE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING A SHARE OF 0.5 MILLION DOLLARS DEDICATED TO HELPING PREVENT EVICTIONS AND HOMELESSNESS WITH MONEY FOR RENT AND UTILITIES IF YOU’VE EVER JUST NEEDED A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS TO SURVIVE. HAVE YOU EVER NEEDED A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS TO GET BY? THIS IS THE SORT OF PROGRAM THAT CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. THE PROGRAM COMES AS THE FEDERAL EVICTION MORATORIUM IS COMING TO AN END. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE THREE OR FOUR MONTHS BEHIND THAT ARE BEING THREATENED WITH EVICTIONS EVEN WITH THE EVICTION MORATORIUM THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 200 EVICTIONS IN JACKSON COUNTY SINCE SEPTEMBER. THESE ARE HARD WORKING, KANSAS CITY. IS THAT A LOT OF THEM HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY TYPE OF HOMELESSNESS BEFORE AND WE THIS ASSI