Good Morning, Brooklyn: Wednesday, March 9, 2022
HELP FOR THOSE BEHIND ON RENT PAYMENTS: Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc., the social services arm of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, was recently awarded a $250,000 “Housing for Everyone” grant from the TD Charitable Foundation. The grant will support the expansion and enhancement of holistic care and wraparound services provided to seniors living within the Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens network of affordable housing, with grant funds earmarked to offset rental arrears for clients who have fallen behind on their rent due to the pandemic. Benefits coordinators will assist tenants with issues related to entitlements, benefits, social determinants of health and quality of life issues.
Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc. is one of 33 organizations selected from more than 357 applicants to receive a Housing for Everyone grant as part of the TD Charitable Foundation’s annual grant program helping to provide affordable housing since 2005.
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