New hotline to help with rental assistance in Pima CountyA new hotline has been set up to help people seeking rental assistance.

A new hotline has been set up to help people seeking rental assistance.

SOT: VERONIKA VERNACHIO/VERONIKA VERNACHIO KGUN9 MANYIN SOUTHERN ARIZONA HAVE FOUNDOURSELVES WITHOUT A JOB ANDSTRUGGLING TO FIND THE MONEYTO PAY RENT DURING THISPANDEMIC.

HERE IN PIMA COUNTYOFFICIALS ARE READY TOASSIST YOU WITH JUST THE DIALOF A NUMBER.

SOT: MANIRACERVANTES / PIMA COUNTY CAAPROGRAM MANAGER WE ARE HEREFOR THEM.

THE HOTLINE WE HAVELOCALLY IS SO FOLKS CAN GET AHOLD ON A HUMAN BEING ANDWE'RE HERE TO HEAR THEM OUT.MANIRA CERVANTES IS WITH THEPIMA COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTIONCOMMITTEE.

SHE SAYS HER TEAMHAS BEEN WORKING WITH PEOPLEWHO HAVE APPLIED FOR THEGOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY'S COVID-19RENTAL EVICTION ASSISTANCEPROGRAM FUNDED BY THE ARIZONADEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.

SOT:MANIRA CERVANTES / PIMA COUNTYCAA PROGRAM MANAGER WHAT WE'REABLE TO DO IS IF SOMEBODY CANDEMONSTRATE THAT THEY AREELIGIBLE FOR THE SERVICESBASED ON THEIR INCOME ANDHOUSEHOLD SIZE AND A CLEARDEMONSTRATION OF BEINGIMPACTED BY COVID-19, THENWE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO PAYRENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT THEYOTHERWISE COULDN'T PAY FOR.SHE SAYS ABOUT 4,000 PEOPLEHAVE STARTED THE APPLICATIONIN PIMA COUNTY BUT ONLY1,300 HAVE SUBMITTED IT.THAT'S WHERE SHE AND HER TEAMCOMES IN WITH A NEW HOTLINE.SOT: MANIRA CERVANTES / PIMACOUNTY CAA PROGRAM MANAGERWE'RE ANSWERING AND MANINGTHAT HOTLINE TO ENSURE THAT WEARE ANSWERING QUESTIONS SOPEOPLE THAT HAVE APPLIED TOTHE ASSISTANCE ONLINE.

LETTINGTHEM KNOW, HEY!

THERE ISMISSING INFORMATION PLEASEUPLOAD THIS AS SOON ASPOSSIBLE.

THERE ARE TWONUMBERS FOR ASSISTANCE: ONE ISA 2-1-1 HOTLINE THAT CANASSIST WITH APPLICATIONS FORANYONE WHO DOESN'T HAVE ACOMPUTER OR SPEAKS SPANISH.THE SECOND NUMBER IS TO ANSWERANY QUESTIONS REQUIRING YOURAPPLICATION.

THAT'S AT520-724-2505.

SOT: MANIRACERVANTES / PIMA COUNTY CAAPROGRAM MANAGER THERE IS AHUMAN BEING ON THE OTHER ENDTHAT REALLY WANTS THEM TO STAYHOUSED, THAT'S WHAT IS REALLYCRITICAL RIGHT NOW.

SOT:VERONIKA VERNACHIO/ VERONIKAVERNACHIO KGUN9 TO FIND OUT IFYOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCEHEAD TO OUR WEBSITEKGUN9.COM FOR MOREINFORMATION.

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