Federal Assistance Funds Not Enough to Protect Hundreds of Thousands of Families From Eviction and Utility Shutoffs
March 09, 2021
March 09, 2021
RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following news on March 8, 2021:
Despite last week's passage of legislation allocating nearly $500 million for emergency rent and utility assistance, hundreds of thousands of struggling families in North Carolina will remain at risk of eviction and disconnection from water and energy service if further action is not taken before the end of the month, advocates said today in separate letters to Gov. . . .
Despite last week's passage of legislation allocating nearly $500 million for emergency rent and utility assistance, hundreds of thousands of struggling families in North Carolina will remain at risk of eviction and disconnection from water and energy service if further action is not taken before the end of the month, advocates said today in separate letters to Gov. . . .