The Lewis County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) recently approved an agreement with the state's Department of Commerce that will give the county nearly $200,000 to assist families and individuals facing homelessness. | YouTube
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) recently approved an agreement with the state's Department of Commerce that will give the county nearly $200,000 to assist families and individuals facing homelessness. | YouTube
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) recently approved an agreement with the state's Department of Commerce that will give the county nearly $200,000 to assist families and individuals facing homelessness as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and enlist the services of The Salvation Army.
The agreement includes the state providing Lewis County with $198,017 to help "prevent, prepare and respond" to the homelessness caused by the pandemic, the Daily Chronicle reported. The BOCC also extended its contract with The Salvation Army until October and added $41,334 for the organization to provide "homeless prevention services."
“The largest majority (of the funds) is in prevention and retention,” Lewis County Public Health and Social Services Director J.P. Anderson told the Daily Chronicle. “That is where they are working with individuals in the community who are at risk of becoming homeless.”
The funding period is from July 1, 2020 through June 20, 2022, according to the Daily Chronicle.
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