Housing & Neighborhood Development Annual Report 2024-25

PEOPLE MOVED INTO HOUSING 53 Numbers BY THE

PEOPLE PROVIDED SERVICE 318

PEOPLE PROVIDED SHELTER 922

HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED RENTAL ASSISTANCE Totaling $854,317.33 158

HND Teams With Legal Aid The Housing and Neighborhood Development (HND) Department entered into a partnership with Legal Aid of North Carolina in November 2024 to administer the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Funded by the U.S. Treasury, ERAP aids Greensboro households with the burden of unpaid rent and/or utilities. With the program’s help, tenants who fall on hard times can avoid pitfalls like credit score decreases or eviction. The partnership led to extended clinic hours, which ensure assistance can reach as many residents as possible. With the additional funding, Legal Aid expanded its services from two to four days a week, with clinic hours at the Guilford County Courthouse in Greensboro, Monday through Thursday, and at the High Point courthouse on Mondays and Wednesdays. “The impact of expanding our availability cannot be quantified — it has been so great,” said Mikey

Cheema, supervising attorney at Legal Aid of NC. “We believe strongly in maintaining homes for our most vulnerable community members.” The federal funding administered by HND helps Legal Aid of NC represent tenants facing eviction, keeping these individuals or families stably housed. If landlords agree to accept the federal rental assistance, HND refers tenants to the ERAP, and Legal Aid helps them navigate the process. “ERAP helps cases be resolved with both sides happy,” Cheema said. “The landlords receive the rental assistance funds and don’t need to go through the eviction process or prepare the units for another tenant, and the tenants remain in their homes.”

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