HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-06-26 Hope Services Emergency Rent & Mortgage Assistance Program -- press release
Harry Kim
Mayor
Duane Hosaka
Housing Administrator
Roy Takemoto
Managing Director
Alisa A. Hanselman
Assistant Housing Administrator
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of Housing and Community Development
1990 Kino‘ole Street, Suite 102 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 • (808) 961-8379 • Fax (808) 961-8685
Existing Housing: (808) 959-4642 • Fax (808) 959-9308
Kona: (808) 323-4300 • Fax (808) 323-4301
June 26, 2020
NEWS RELEASE
Hawaiʻi County and Hope Services Provide Emergency Rent and Mortgage
Assistance to Hawaii Island residents impacted by Covid-19
Through a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus (CDBG-CV)
funds, the County of Hawai‘i’s Office of Housing and Community Development in
partnership with Hope Services Hawai‘i, Inc., is launching an Emergency Rent and
Mortgage Assistance Program to provide financial assistance to eligible households
whose income has been impacted by Covid-19.
This program will provide a one-time rent or mortgage payment not to exceed $2,000 for
eligible households at or below 80% of the area median income who were affected by
Covid-19. Information on the qualifications and requirements of the program is
available online at www.hopeserviceshawaii.org/RMAP. Applications will be accepted
online or by phone starting July 1, 2020.
“Our Thank You to the staff of the County’s Office of Housing and Community
Development, who have worked on this proposal since March and finally received
approval in late May,” said Mayor Harry Kim. “Mahalo to Hope Services for continuing
to be a great partner in helping those in need.”
“The County is pursuing other financial grants, and information about eligibility will be
made available when we receive it,” Mayor Kim said.
For questions regarding this Emergency Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program,
please visit the website at www.hopeserviceshawaii.org/RMAP or contact Hope
Services Hawai‘i, Inc. at 935-3050 or RMAP@hopeserviceshawaii.org Monday to Friday
from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
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