Presentation to the Board of Charles County Commissioners September - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Presentation to the Board of Charles County Commissioners September 1st, 2020

Overview

• Collaborative effort between government and community partners
• Focus on households facing potential eviction and other financial

challenges as a result of COVID-19 impact:

• Decrease or loss in household wages since March 2020
• Increase in household expenses as a result of COVID-19, i.e., daycare

expenses, increased utilities

• Persons who tested positive or a person in the household died as a

result of COVID-19, therefore resulting in changes in income or unexpected expenses

Goals

• Reduce duplication of effort for households served and

the agencies providing resources

• “No Wrong Door” approach to providing services
• Collaborate with the court system and landlords for the

best interest of all parties

• Connect households in need with all available resources
• Reduce the number of households who become

homeless

Services Available

Rental assistance/Eviction prevention Utility disconnection avoidance assistance Security deposit assistance Rental application fees Mortgage assistance (limited)/Mortgage counseling Burial costs Medical bills Court advocacy

Processes

• Partnering agencies can assist households in conducting intake and

assessments for all agencies’ sources of funding

• Signed releases of information will allow sharing of information
• Limit duplication of forms to be completed
• Shared and secure communication log will provide real-time updates

regarding the status of each household’s case for agency staff to access

• Court advocate will assist with notifying court system who is connected

to current resources to notify judges of the status

• All households will be connected with the Department of Social Services

and the existing coordinated entry process in Southern Maryland

Resources Needed

• Additional homeless

prevention/rental assistance funding that may be or become available

• County support in advertising

resources

• Commissioners’ letter to landlord’s

encouraging coordination with 3rd party agencies

• Any legal action Commissioners’ can

take to deter evictions

For More Information:

Charles County Department of Social Services: 301-263-7325 Community Support Systems, Inc.: 301-372- 1491 LifeStyles of Maryland, Inc.: 1-866-293-0623 Salvation Army: 301-638-9532 Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee: 301-274-4474 United Way of Charles County: 301-609-4844