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47abc December 28, 2020   MARYLAND – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people are finding themselves having to make tough decisions like choosing between buying groceries and paying rent. That’s why a group of Maryland lawmakers and leaders are working on passing the 2021 Housing Justice legislative package. The three bills would overhaul the eviction process and provide emergency protections for homeowners and renters.  “There’s no end in sight. We need to act, and we need to act quickly,” said Attorney General Brian Frosh. The COVID-19 Eviction Relief Act of 2021 w...

Program pays Metro Detroit restaurants to cook meals for people in need Money raised helps struggling restaurants Tags:  DETROIT – The Detroit Free Press and Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers have teamed up for a program that helps to feed health care workers and local food banks. The money they raised will also help struggling restaurants. The owner of Folk Detroit, Rohani Foulkes, spoke with Local 4. “We’re closing the kitchen for this last week of 2020 and cooking about 168 meals a day,” Foulkes said. For the last month, Detroit Free Press has raised money to pay restaurants like Folk D...

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Ottawa County hopeful for an extension as rent relief effort nears cutoff date The Eviction Diversion Program in the county has helped keep 350 families in their homes, and that number is expected to surpass 400 by the end of the year. Author: Emma Nicolas Updated: 8:38 PM EST December 23, 2020 The work to assist a growing number of Ottawa County tenants struggling to make rent during the pandemic hasn't slowed since July, when the Eviction Diversion Program officially began. "We've probably been doing about 30 or 40 of these cases a week," said Judge Bradley K...

Michigan renters face eviction despite pandemic safety net: 'I don't want to be homeless' Christine MacDonald and Joe Guillen, Detroit Free Press © Sean Work, Special to the Free Press Detroit Eviction Defense volunteers Jim Dwight, and Soummer Crawford, center, discuss available resources with Detroit renter Nia Fitzpatrick during a follow-up visit at Fitzpatrick's home on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Meanwhile Fitzpatrick's sons Anthony, 5, and Clifton, 4, chase each other around the yard. The grass-roots organization helps renters who are at risk for eviction or have other pro...