El Paso uses leftover COVID-19 funds for homeless aid and equity – KFOX El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4)

After two years, the city of El Paso may finally be moving forward with how to spend the remainder of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.

Back in 2022, the Department of Community and Human Development was awarded $12,000,000 to which $9,000,000 was appropriated and approved by the Council.

In December, half of the $350B state and local recovery funds remained unspent.

If approved at todays meeting, City Council plans to use the unspent money on an emergency shelter for homeless individuals and rapid re- housing to provide rental assistance for homeless individuals; homeless prevention; street outreach; resource navigation for assistance programs available within the community and an equity auditor to ensure services from the city's community and human development department are used in an equitable and diverse way.

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