The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Thousands of first responders who were on the ground after the Sep. 11 attacks are issuing another urgent call as a critical healthcare program faces a federal funding lapse. Advocates ...
Thousands will face the risk of eviction as $5 billion rental assistance program runs out of money. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has warned local housing authorities that ...
Pre-pandemic, the Metro Action Commission's Emergency Rental Assistance program helped 185 households in a year. That number ballooned thanks to aid from the American Rescue Plan Act — by the 2021 ...
A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on the verge of homelessness pay the rent is running out of cash — and no one has a plan to keep the roughly 60,000 renters, more than 15,000 ...