THE ECONOMY IS
SLOWLY REOPENING -
BUT AS CASES SPIKE,
REOPENING IS ROLLED
BACK AND
RESTRICTIONS ARE
ADDED.
(TOM)
THAT'S WHY THERE'S A
NEW PROGRAM IN
NEWPORT NEWS TO
OFFER FAMILIES
ECONOMIC RELIEF
DURING THIS TIME OF
STRUGGLE.
10 ON YOUR SIDE'S
KIAHNNA PATTERSON
EXPLAINS HOW IT
WORKS.
(KIAHNNA PATTERSON)
THIS NEW PROGRAM
STARTED ABOUT 3
WEEKS AGO--
IT IS FOR ANYONE WHO
LIVES IN NEWPORT
NEWS AND HAS LOST A
JOB DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
PEOPLE IN NEWPORT
NEWS NEED HELP NOW
MORE THAN EVER--
"THE CALLS HAVE BEEN
OVERWHELMING."
CALLS FOR THINGS LIKE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE--
HAVE GONE UP IN THE
CITY DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
SO, THE CITY PLANNING
TEAM ASSIGNED $1.4-
MILLION DOLLARS
FROM THE CARES ACT
FOR THOSE TRYING TO
MAKE ENDS MEET.
GINGER BLOUNT-
MOORE, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
SERVICES SAYS THIS IS
A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
(GINGER BLOUNT-
MOORE, NEWPORT
NEWS DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
SERVICES)
" WE WANTED IT TO
PROVIDE A SAFETY NET
TO RESIDENTS DURING
A TIME OF SO MUCH
UNCERTAINTY."
THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT WILL GIVE
OUT THE MONEY -
THROUGH THE
SUPPLEMENTAL
ASSISTANCE FUNDING
FOR EMERGENCIES OR
THE SAFE PROGRAM.
THE MONEY CAN BE
USED FOR THINGS LIKE
FOOD, RENT,
MORTGAGE, UTILITIES,
CHILDCARE,
TRANSPORTATION AND
MEDICATION.
(GINGER BLOUNT-
MOORE, NEWPORT
NEWS DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
SERVICES)
"IT IS SO BENEFICIAL TO
OUR RESIDENTS, WE
KNOW THAT THIS IS
GOING TO BE
IMPACTFUL TO A
COMMUNITY THAT'S
ALREADY STRUGGLING
AND IN NEED."
UNLIKE OTHER
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS - THE SAFE
PROGRAM IS MUCH
MORE FLEXIBLE -- IT
CAN BE TAILORED TO
EACH CLIENT BASED ON
THEIR NEEDS.
(GINGER BLOUNT-
MOORE, NEWPORT
NEWS DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
SERVICES)
"THIS PROGRAM HAS
NO CAPS BASED ON
HOUSEHOLD SIZE OR
INCOME LIMITS."
YOU JUST HAVE TO BE A
RESIDENT AND SHOW
THAT YOU HAVE LOST
INCOME DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
(GINGER BLOUNT-
MOORE, NEWPORT
NEWS DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
SERVICES)
"YOU CAN CERTAINLY
VERIFY WITH YOUR
PAST DUE BILLS THAT
YOU HAVE ANYTHING
FROM MARCH TO
PRESENT. YOU COULD
ALSO BE WORKING
NOW BUT YOU'VE HAD A
LOSS OF A JOB DOING
FROM MARCH TO NOW."
KEEP IN MIND-- IT IS
FIRST COME, FIRST
SERVE--
(GINGER BLOUNT-
MOORE, NEWPORT
NEWS DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
SERVICES)
"I WANT TO STRESS TO
EVERYBODY, IT IS A
ONE-TIME BENEFIT. SO
ONCE YOU CALL INTO
THE PROGRAM AND
YOU'RE APPROVED,
NOW YOU CAN GET AS
MANY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS AS YOU
NEED."
(KIAHNNA)
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE
UNTIL THE END OF THE
YEAR OR WHILE THE
MONEY IS AVAILABLE.
TO APPLY CALL 757-
926-6161
I WILL POST MORE
INFORMATION ON HOW
TO APPLY ON
WAVY.COM
