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The Reparations Committee approved a direct cash payment option for all recipients of the city’s Restorative Housing Program Thursday morning.  This decision adds another option to the program’s payment structure, which previously allowed recipients to direct a $25,000 grant toward a down payment on a home purchase, mortgage payments or home renovation.  Ald. Devon Reid. ....

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