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Emergency Rental Assistance Program: Communications Examples

Find your stateStates are using multiple channels to make renters and landlords aware of their Emergency Rental Assistance programs. Below are recent examples of ERA success stories, press releases, and testimonials published by states. [If you’re in need of rental assistance, please find your state on our Emergency Rental Assistance Programs by State map below.]

Alabama Success Story

Alabama: Success Stories

Program: Emergency Rental Assistance Alabama

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All Alaska Housing Rent Relief Applicants Contacted

Alaska: Press Release

All Alaska Housing Rent Relief Applicants Contacted
$85 million paid to landlords and utilities; more relief to come

August 2, 2021
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – While the federal eviction moratorium expired on Saturday, July 31, 2021, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation has contacted all 30,000 applicants in Alaska Housing Rent Relief, reviewed all requests for past-due rent and paid $85.2 million. Read more…

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2021 Illinois Rental Payment Program - Testimonial

Illinois: Testimonials

Program: 2021 Illinois Rental Payment Program

Testimonial – Renter
Testimonial – Housing Provider
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Kera: Rental, utility assistance available when eviction moratorium expires

Kansas: Press Release

Rental, utility assistance available when eviction moratorium expires
July 28, 2021
TOPEKA, Kan.— Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, the state’s housing finance agency, has provided $21,670,326.79 in emergency rental and utility assistance to 4,054 Kansas households experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID pandemic. The funds, made available through the Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA) program, were allocated to the state through the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021. Read more…

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Montanans Financially Impacted by COVID-19 Receive More Than $10 Million in Emergency Rent and Utility Assistance

Montana: Press Release

Montanans Financially Impacted by COVID-19 Receive More Than $10 Million in Emergency Rent and Utility Assistance
July 8, 2021
MONTANA – Montana Housing announced today that more than $10 million in rent and utility assistance has been paid to support Montanans who have experienced financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were at risk of housing instability. The federally funded assistance is provided by the Montana Emergency Rental Assistance Program… Read more…

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State Awards Over $12M to New Mexicans for Rental and Utility Assistance Image

New Mexico: Press Release

State Awards Over $12M to New Mexicans for Rental and Utility Assistance
July 19, 2021
SANTA FE – The state of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque have distributed more than $12M through the state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program; the program helps renters experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. To date, recipients have come from every county in New Mexico…Read more…

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Emergency Rental Assistance Program has made a world of difference
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