May 4: Housing Services launched Rapid Re-Housing Program
Description
- Creator
- City of Kawartha Lakes, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Documents
- Description
- The City partnered with landlords of apartments in CKL and Haliburton County to help end homelessness during COVID-19.
The Rapid Re-Housing Program launched as a way to house close to 100 people in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County that were experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority were single (putting bachelor and one-bedroom units in high demand) with nearly 20 families and several youth, seniors, and couples.
Housing Services provided participating landlords with provide funding to prepare for move-in, prioritized COVID-19 screening prior to move-in and daily screening post-move-in, choice of tenant, three months pre-paid rent, ongoing tenant affordability, landlord support through the Affordable Housing Program Coordinator, and tenants prioritized to take the Rent Smart tenant education program.
- Publisher
- City of Kawartha Lakes
- Place of Publication
- Kawartha Lakes, ON
- Date of Original
- 4 May 2020
- Date Of Event
- 4 May 2020
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Karklins, Elise
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Kawartha Lakes Public LibraryEmail:lindsaylibrary@kawarthalakeslibrary.ca
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