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>>> THIS WEEKEND MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH.
RENT IS DUE AND A LOT OF
WASHINGTONIANS ARE WONDERING
HOW THEY WILL MAKE ENDS MEET.
IN RESPONSE TO THE IMMEDIATE
NEED UNITED WAY LAUNCHED A FUND
FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE AND RENTAL
RELIEF.
RELIEF.
RELIEF. JOINING US NOW IS THE PRESIDENT
OF THE KING CAPITAL UNITED WAY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
YOU OFFERED ASSISTANCE IN
APRIL, HOW HAS THE RESPONSE
BEEN.
BEEN.
BEEN. WHAT IS THE NEED LIKE NOW?>>
GREAT QUESTION.
GREAT QUESTION. THERE ARE MANY NEEDS WE'VE
HEARD ABOUT IN RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
ASSISTANCE. HELPING FOR APRIL AND MAY.
THE LARGEST ISSUE THAT WE
RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY.
YOU ARE CORRECT.
WE OPENED A FUND IN APRIL
THINKING WE WOULD SERVE AROUND
2000 FAMILIES AND WE RECEIVED
OVER 6800 APPLICATIONS.
WE ARE STILL WORKING OUR WAY TO
THE APPLICATIONS TO HELP AS
MANY OF THOSE FAMILIES PAY
THEIR APRIL RENT.
>> I WAS ON YOUR WEBSITE
CHECKED IT OUT.
YOU ARE PUTTING A PAUSE ON
APPLICATIONS.
APPLICATIONS. WHEN YOU THINK THINGS WILL BE
OPEN AGAIN FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY?
>> THE REAL ISSUE IS THE
ABILITY TO HELP THESE FAMILIES
IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE
AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO RAISE.
TO RAISE.
TO RAISE. WE ARE CONTINUING TO RAISE MONEY
KNOWING ME WILL ALSO HAVE AN
ISSUE WITH THE TICS.
IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE MONEY
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN HELP WITH
THE ME RENT. SPOKE ABOUT
FEDERAL FUNDING?
FEDERAL FUNDING? DO YOU GET ANYTHING FROM THAT?
WHAT ABOUT THE MORATORIUM ON
ELECTION?
ELECTION?
ELECTION? >> THE MORATORIUM HELPS IN
TERMS OF PREVENTING OUR
NEIGHBORS FROM BEING DISPLACED
FROM THEIR HOMES, THERE ARE NO
EVICTIONS UNDER THE STATE AS
WELL AS FEDERAL MORATORIUMS
INTO JUNE.
INTO JUNE. THE UNDERLYING ISSUE IS THAT
APRIL RENT, ME RENT AN JUNE
RENT, I USED TO OWN IT SO WHEN
THE BAN IS LIFTED THEY CAN
EXPECT THE BACK RENT PAID.
WE DO BELIEVE SOME FEDERAL
MONEY IS COMING OUR WAY.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL
DELEGATIONS AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE KING COUNTY
GOVERNMENT TO SEE IF SOME OF
THE FUNDS WILL ARRIVE IN OUR
STATE.>> THE EVICTION MORE
TRAINED JUST KEEPS PEOPLE FROM
BEING PUT ON THE STREETS.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT I
WANTED TO ASK ABOUT PICKED
PEOPLE OF COLOR HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY
THIS DISEASE.
THIS DISEASE. ALSO MY HOMELESSNESS AND FOOD
INSECURITY.
INSECURITY. HOW HAS THIS CRISIS AFFECTED
THEM?
THEM?
THEM? HOW
THEM? HOW HAS THE UNITED WAY REACHED
OUT TO HELP.
>> WE WORK WITH A LOT OF
REFUGEES AND THE PEOPLE THAT
LIVE IN THE LOW INCOMES, WE KNEW
THERE WAS A LOT OF NEED IN THE
COMMUNITY AND WE ANTICIPATED IT
BEING TOO MAD AT ME IS. THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENED.
IT IS HARDER ON THE IMMIGRATING
REFUGEE COMMUNITY. THE NUMBERS
I TOLD YOU EARLIER, 72% OF THE
PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR,
52% OF FAMILIES.
IT IS REALLY HARD ON THIS
PORTION OF OUR COMMUNITY.>> I
WANTED TO ASK, HOW CAN PEOPLE
HELP AND HOW CAN THEY FIND OUT
MORE ABOUT THE UNITED WAY.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD WORK
UNDERWAY.
UNDERWAY.
UNDERWAY. WE THINK THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. EVEN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND LOOK
ON RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR DONATE.
THAT WAY WE CAN RAISE MORE
MONEY AND HELP WITH ME RENT.
WE DO A LOT OF VOLUNTEERING AND
WE ENCOURAGE IT.
WE HAVE FOUND WAYS TO HELP
PEOPLE VOLUNTEER IN THE
COMMUNITY AND THAT WAY IT IS A
FOR THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE
PEOPLE WORKING.
PEOPLE WORKING. >> WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION
ON THAT COMING UP.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN
HELP AND GET