Rent assistance to Imperial Valley residents
BRAWLEY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The pandemic sees no immediate end, and many have lost their jobs.
Losing your job creates a domino effect in which shelter is no longer sustainable. One local non- profit organization, Spread The Love is helping assist Imperial Valley residents with rent and deposits.
The program offers assistance to people with current rent, past due rent and deposit assistance.
the requisite for the program is to prove a sustainable income either by job or federal program.
“The need is absolutely greater now umm a lot of people have lost their jobs and you know they're waiting for unemployment to kick in or they were getting paid under the table that’s the biggest one and so they didn’t qualify for unemployment or they’re having to apply for cash aid and food stamps,” said Jessica Solorio, Executive Director of Spread the Love.
The non-profit’s rent program recipients have doubled they now average 22 calls a day from people asking for help.
“But now because of the pandemic, it’s just there is so many more people needing help but a lot of them can’t meet the criteria so we’re figuring out ways we can help them because the ultimate goal is to prevent homelessness.”
Solorio says being able to help during a global pandemic feels like their mission is truly being enacted.
“This program has always been one of my favorites the rental and utilities but now that it’s in such a high need makes me feel like we’re really helping because there are so many people in need now.”
Utility bills assistance is also available all you have to do is provide them with the bill itself.
For both rent and utility assistance all you have to do is give them a call.
https://www.spreadthelovecharityiv.org/
