Star-C is a 501(c)3 that works to reduce transiency in affordable/workforce apartment communities that house families living near the poverty line or earning up to 80% of Area Median Income. Star-C offers wraparound services to these communities in partnership with the landlords who have agreed to keep their rents affordable. This allows tenants to live in-place and reduces transiency in the local school system. COVID-19 is having a dramatic impact on families in these communities due to lost jobs, reduced work-hours, caring for a sick relative or compliance with “shelter-in-place” mandates. At the core of transiency is the ability of families to consistently and timely meet their monthly rental obligations.  Every time a child changes schools due to an eviction or move, they lose three months of learning. Despite the recent freeze on evictions, families will still face mounting debt and expenses. The Eviction Relief Fund is a rent matching scholarship that helps qualified residents timely pay their rent and continue to raise their children in their same school. The program is administered through landlords that operate apartments at rents below 80% AMI in low-performing school districts. The landlords prescreen and nominate their tenants for this program. The following Cobb County apartments complexes are partners: Stratford Ridge, Marietta - The Crossing Apartments, Marietta - The Knolls, Marietta. To learn more information regarding landlord application and how to apply please visit: https://www.star-c.org/eviction-relief/ To watch an informational video regarding Cobb's COVID Tenant/Landlord Relief Program, copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLksVVFAaBI

Service Area: Cobb County

Categories Financial Assistance

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