Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

Administration Plan Targeting Immigrants Would Take Away Rental Assistance, Create New Barriers

Everyone in this country should have a stable, affordable place to call home. That includes people who immigrated here, who ...
Columbus Dispatch

Rental assistance ends as eviction, homelessness crisis hits all-time highs

Over $218 million in federal pandemic aid helped more than 50,000 Franklin County residents avoid eviction. This emergency rental assistance funding has now run out, creating a housing crisis for many ...
WMDT

Gov. Moore Announces Funding for Rental Assistance, Homelessness Prevention for Students

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has announced funding for the state’s Community Schools Rental Assistance Program. The program was ...
Columbus Dispatch

As federal pandemic rent assistance ends, Columbus gets creative with much smaller program

Federal Emergency Rental Assistance dollars from the COVID-era must be spent by the end of September. Columbus and county renters received over $200 million in assistance since 2021. Now, Columbus is ...
Baltimore Fishbowl

Moore announces rental assistance program for Community Schools families

Families experiencing housing instability can apply for a new assistance program if a child living with them attends a ...