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Dover, Del., August 29, 2022 – In response to latest federal U.S. Treasury coverage modifications, the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) will briefly pause accepting new functions for the Delaware Housing Help Program (DEHAP) at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9.
This momentary program pause will enable the company to change program tips in accordance with the federal U.S. Treasury necessities, implement a shift between federal funding sources, and handle software quantity. Anticipated modifications to the DEHAP program tips embrace:
- Reducing the revenue limits
- Growing documentation necessities
- Aligning this system help quantity to satisfy market charge demand
The DEHAP Program is funded by means of the federal Emergency Rental Help (ERA) Program, which the U.S. Treasury Division distributed to Delaware in January (ERA-1) and Could 2021 (ERA-2). ERA-1 funding will expire on September 30, 2022.
Whereas ERA-2 funding isn’t set to run out till 2025, latest federal U.S. Treasury coverage modifications and the continued excessive demand of help have compelled the DSHA to regulate program tips to make sure this system can proceed to help renters at excessive danger of eviction.
Throughout this momentary pause, new functions and recertifications is not going to be accepted. These experiencing emergencies, equivalent to eviction, speedy danger of homelessness, or utility cut-off, can begin a brand new software for help by means of one of many program’s 15 Group Navigators. The entire record of Group Navigators is out there on decovidhousinghelp.com.
Processing of present submitted functions and funds will proceed in the course of the pause. These with open or in-progress functions submitted earlier than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, are inspired to observe their emails, textual content messages, and voicemails for standing updates. This system will start accepting new functions once more in early October.
“As stewards of the ERA funds, we all know the substantial influence DEHAP has had in our communities. Working out of funds early or additional jeopardizing this program’s longevity isn’t an possibility,” stated DSHA Director Eugene R. Younger Jr. “We ask that each one stay affected person over the subsequent few weeks as a result of these modifications are essential and in the very best curiosity of these we serve.”
Up to now, the DEHAP program has dispersed over $100 million in rental and utility help, serving shut to fifteen,000 Delawareans as they recovered from the devastating influence of the pandemic. Earlier this month, Delaware was acknowledged on the White Home Eviction Prevention Convention for utilizing its rental help program to maintain eviction charges low in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and even after federal and state eviction protections had expired.
For extra particulars relating to this system modifications, all are inspired to join e mail alerts and go to decovidhousinghelp.com for extra data.
About Delaware State Housing Authority
The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA), shaped in 1968, is devoted to offering high quality, reasonably priced housing alternatives and acceptable supportive providers to low- and moderate-income Delawareans. Along with its position because the State’s Housing Finance Company, DSHA is exclusive in that it serves as a Public Housing Authority and a Group Growth and Planning Company. As a Public Housing Authority, DSHA receives funding from HUD to construct, personal and function public housing in Kent and Sussex counties, two of Delaware’s three counties. For extra details about DSHA, please name (302) 739-4263 or go to destatehousing.com.
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Program Adjustments To Launch Later This Fall
Dover, Del., August 29, 2022 – In response to latest federal U.S. Treasury coverage modifications, the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) will briefly pause accepting new functions for the Delaware Housing Help Program (DEHAP) at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9.
This momentary program pause will enable the company to change program tips in accordance with the federal U.S. Treasury necessities, implement a shift between federal funding sources, and handle software quantity. Anticipated modifications to the DEHAP program tips embrace:
- Reducing the revenue limits
- Growing documentation necessities
- Aligning this system help quantity to satisfy market charge demand
The DEHAP Program is funded by means of the federal Emergency Rental Help (ERA) Program, which the U.S. Treasury Division distributed to Delaware in January (ERA-1) and Could 2021 (ERA-2). ERA-1 funding will expire on September 30, 2022.
Whereas ERA-2 funding isn’t set to run out till 2025, latest federal U.S. Treasury coverage modifications and the continued excessive demand of help have compelled the DSHA to regulate program tips to make sure this system can proceed to help renters at excessive danger of eviction.
Throughout this momentary pause, new functions and recertifications is not going to be accepted. These experiencing emergencies, equivalent to eviction, speedy danger of homelessness, or utility cut-off, can begin a brand new software for help by means of one of many program’s 15 Group Navigators. The entire record of Group Navigators is out there on decovidhousinghelp.com.
Processing of present submitted functions and funds will proceed in the course of the pause. These with open or in-progress functions submitted earlier than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, are inspired to observe their emails, textual content messages, and voicemails for standing updates. This system will start accepting new functions once more in early October.
“As stewards of the ERA funds, we all know the substantial influence DEHAP has had in our communities. Working out of funds early or additional jeopardizing this program’s longevity isn’t an possibility,” stated DSHA Director Eugene R. Younger Jr. “We ask that each one stay affected person over the subsequent few weeks as a result of these modifications are essential and in the very best curiosity of these we serve.”
Up to now, the DEHAP program has dispersed over $100 million in rental and utility help, serving shut to fifteen,000 Delawareans as they recovered from the devastating influence of the pandemic. Earlier this month, Delaware was acknowledged on the White Home Eviction Prevention Convention for utilizing its rental help program to maintain eviction charges low in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and even after federal and state eviction protections had expired.
For extra particulars relating to this system modifications, all are inspired to join e mail alerts and go to decovidhousinghelp.com for extra data.
About Delaware State Housing Authority
The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA), shaped in 1968, is devoted to offering high quality, reasonably priced housing alternatives and acceptable supportive providers to low- and moderate-income Delawareans. Along with its position because the State’s Housing Finance Company, DSHA is exclusive in that it serves as a Public Housing Authority and a Group Growth and Planning Company. As a Public Housing Authority, DSHA receives funding from HUD to construct, personal and function public housing in Kent and Sussex counties, two of Delaware’s three counties. For extra details about DSHA, please name (302) 739-4263 or go to destatehousing.com.
Associated Matters: DEHAP, Delaware State Housing Authority, dsha
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Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after three people, including two children, were found dead inside a vehicle near Highway 85 and East 340 Road early Saturday.
The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle around 6 a.m. Upon arrival, deputies discovered the bodies of Alisia Peña, 38, of Tulsa, and her two children, both under the age of 10.
Preliminary findings indicate that Peña shot the children before taking her own life. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine the official cause and manner of death.
“At this time we are still trying to determine why she was in the area, there’s no none known family or contacts of hers that are in the area.,” said Cpt. Jackie Smithson, with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies say they plan to interview family members next week to determine why this happened.
No additional details are being released at this time.
Turner said the need has been critical since the start of the pandemic, even with the government aid in the first few years.
“While all of those interventions that were in place, we actually saw a decrease in the number of people coming out to the food bank,” she said. “When those ended, inflation also hit. So since then, it’s just been a huge demand in our community.”
The Wilmington food pantry Gracia visited this week has been sponsored over the past six years by state Rep. Kim Williams, D-Stanton, and state Sens. Jack Walsh, D-Pike Creek, and Spiros Mantzavinos, D-Elsmere.
“It’s just a resource we want to provide to those who may need a little more extra help during the holiday season,” Williams said. “We’re happy to do this.”
Turner said while it’s the holiday season, it’s also important to remember many Delawareans are food insecure year-round. A 2022 study from Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks and pantries, shows more than 120,100 Delawareans are facing hunger, 37,680 of them are children. That means 1 in 8 people and 1 in 6 children in the First State are food insecure.
“Come January, our donations are going to drop significantly,” Turner said. “So we encourage people to keep our neighbors in mind during those cold winter months when oftentimes low-income people are choosing between heating their home or buying groceries.”
Delaware communities prepare for legal weed in 2025
Delaware municipalities prepare for the recreation marijuana industry, which is set to open legal retail shops in April 2025.
Newark remains on track to be a competitive city for recreational marijuana in Delaware.
Two marijuana-related ordinances were approved at the Nov. 25 City Council meeting. The Council updated the city code regarding adult recreational use to match state law, as well as approved a special use permit for the eventual operation of a recreational dispensary in the city.
A special use permit allowing Fresh Delaware to operate in the city as a recreational marijuana business with cultivation, manufacturing and retail was approved with a unanimous vote.
“I think that Newark City Council can take a lot of pride in the fact that there are other towns and counties that are literally lost in the wilderness on this because they didn’t get things done in time,” Mayor Jerry Clifton said.
Fresh Delaware moves to open retail dispensary
Fresh Delaware and the area surrounding it was re-zoned to allow recreational marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and retail in August, but it required a special use permit from the city. Now, Fresh Delaware only has the state’s conversion process left to complete before it can shift from medical-only sales.
City council members uniformly had positive reviews for the representative of Fresh Delaware present at the meeting.
“You were a good neighbor,” Councilmember Corinth Ford said.
Fresh Delaware cultivates and manufactures its own product, and has an additional location in Seaford. It is one of the 13 medical dispensaries in the state. There is another area in Newark zoned to allow recreational marijuana business toward the Maryland border.
Fresh Delaware is on track to open for recreational sales in the spring, according to the state Office of the Marijuana Commissioner. Spring is the statewide goal for retail openings, though the store still has a ways to go on its conversion track.
Where other Delaware cities stand
As Newark approves a recreational business, other cities in the county are behind.
Wilmington has been back-and-forth on bans, buffers and zones while New Castle County government is discussing possible buffers for retail locations in December. Other cities in Delaware, including Rehoboth, Lewes and Bethany, banned retail altogether.
Wilmington recently asked the state to change the law to get a cut of any sales tax, but Mayor Jerry Clifton said he wants to take a wait-and-see approach on how the state government responds to its request.
Newark mirrors state code in recreational usage
The council updated the city code around recreational usage, updating its code to match the state. The city code now reads that people 21 and older can privately use a personal quantity of 12 grams or less of concentrated cannabis, or cannabis products containing 750 milligrams or less of delta-9 THC.
Public use is still a criminal misdemeanor, however, and using while under 21 years old is a civil violation. Smoking marijuana in public also violates state law. City solicitor Paul Bilodeau said private consumption can include someone’s backyard.
Some council members had ideas about how to regulate potential parties where the smell could spread from multiple smokers, but no official action was taken on those ideas.
The ordinance was approved unanimously by City Council.
“We are in a strange world where it is legal to consume marijuana in private, but it is illegal to buy it,” Bilodeau said.
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