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With hundreds behind on rent and utilities, Mesa is moving quickly to pump out new funding assistance.
In 2020, the Mesa CARES program funneled federal money to provide 1,781 families with nearly $7 million in rent assistance. The average payment per household was $3,875. 
But the program ran out of funding in early December, leaving 2,000 on a waiting list just when COVID-19 started a holiday surge.
Similar to the vaccine shots that boost a body’s defense, the city just received $15.7 million in booster funding - and this week started getting residents caught up on essential bills.
“Checks have begun to be distributed,” Deputy City Manager Natalie Lewis said. By Thursday, three days into the program, 38 payments were made, with an average payment to landlords or utility providers of $6,000, Lewis said. ....

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