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New Tulsa Program To Distribute $20M For Utility, Rent Relief The City of Tulsa and Tulsa County are launching a new program to distribute $20 million in federal relief money to help people with utilities and rent. Restore Hope Ministries said this is to help residents with past due rent and utilities, and future rent up to three months. Restore Hope Executive Director Jeff Jaynes said they've already helped nearly 4,200 Tulsa County residents over the last year, totaling $4 million in aid. "The fear that is in a tenant when they know they could be evicted, when they know they could be home...

Nonprofit Awaits COVID-19 Relief Funds To Help Serve At-Risk Families Restore Hope Ministries in Tulsa says it still hasn't received funding from the new COVID-19 relief bill and it’s hurting those who need it. 2020 was the biggest year for the nonprofit in terms of rent assistance. It gave out $3.5 million, and a lot of that money came from the CARES Act. The new COVID-19 relief bill includes $25 billion in emergency rent assistance and extends the use of funds from the CARES Act another year. However, Executive Director Jeff Jaynes said they are still unsure how much money the city of ...

Rent Assistance Nonprofit Must Spend Federal Funds Before End Of Month Restore Hope Ministries is going through thousands of applications for rent assistance as a major deadline approaches. Officials have to spend the COVID-19 relief money by Wednesday, Dec. 30. Restore Hope Ministries has helped with rent assistance for 25 years. Executive director Jeff Jaynes said last year they paid $305,000 to help people stay in their homes.  “’Honestly,’ I said, ‘that’s not sustainable.’ We can’t keep that up,” Jaynes said. Jaynes said they have paid $3.3 million since May 1. $1.5 mill...