Having a tough time paying your mortgage as the pandemic wears on? Are you a non-profit struggling to keep food on your shelves? See below for assistance offered by Abington Township, per Kimberly Hamm, Director of Abington’s Department of Community Development.
Abington Township, through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant COVID‐19 Relief Funds, will provide grants to households to make payments for rent and mortgage. To be eligible, household income must be under 80% of Area Median Income as set by HUD and must have experienced loss of income as a result of the COVID‐19 pandemic. The grant can provide assistance on arrearages (past due payments), security deposits for new rentals, and currently due monthly payments over the course of 100 days covering up 6 months of rent or mortgage payments. This grant is not to exceed the monthly mortgage or rent payment due, except in the case of documented eligible arrearages, and is capped at $12,000 per household. All payments will be made directly to providers (landlords, mortgage holders). Grant amounts will vary according to need and are intended to fill the gap to meet expenses after factoring in the difference between pre‐COVID income and current income, including any unemployment compensation.
The Department of Community Development (Department), through the use of CDBG grant funds, has developed a Non-Profit Food Bank Assistance Grant Program (Program) by providing a total of $90,000 to help support area organizations in their efforts to provide safe and nutritious food for the residents of Abington Township. The program is designed to assist organizations that have experienced an increase in requests by Abington Township residents as a result of the recent COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic impacts. The Program is available to existing non-profit organizations operating food banks with locations in Abington Township. Preference will be given to organizations in operation before March 1, 2020. Funds will be awarded on a rolling basis and will continue to be distributed until they have been exhausted. There is no application fee.