ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ workers and families who have experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be able to apply for $3 million in grants, the City Council says.
As part of the city’s CARES Act funding, the Workers and Families Grant Program will provide emergency assistance to individuals and families affected by the public-health emergency. The program is intended to help prevent eviction and homelessness, help with utility payments and assist with other needs such as groceries, gas and child-care costs.
“The pandemic has affected ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans in many different ways, and while a large number of people have been able to receive federal aid — such as stimulus checks — others are struggling to meet basic needs because they do not qualify for current aid programs,†said Mayor Regina Romero.
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“Offering the workers and families grant is another way mayor and council are supporting those who have fallen through the cracks and are most vulnerable.â€
Individuals who are over the age of 18 and who live in a ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ ZIP code will be eligible to apply.
The program will prioritize individuals and families who have not yet received any state or federal COVID-19 relief money and those whose income does not reach the self-sufficiency standard for Pima County. If eligible, the one-time grant will provide up to $700 per individual and $1,200 per family.
The Women’s Foundation of Southern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ will administer the grant program and begin accepting applications Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. More information can be found at .
The Workers and Families Grant Program was created under the city’s We Are One/Somos Uno Resiliency Fund, which has also directed an additional $2.5 million of federal coronavirus funding to support local small businesses and nonprofits.
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ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Tom "Tiger" Ziegler: "I miss my work, my customers and my co-workers. I don't want my people to get this damn disease." June 30, 2020
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Rico Otero: "It's affected me by being limited in going out so much. Learn how to stay in more. Re-learning how to sanitize." June 2, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Pamela Stewart: "We've been turned upside down. Everything is different. For African Americans, we wear a mask and glasses, if I go into a bank or a business I'm already judged. It's a double threat for us as I see it." June 2, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Gabrielle Nunn: "Mostly my daughter. She has autism. The huge change has been stressful for her. She worries about me, being at work." May 14, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Lori VanBuggenum: "Even though the distance hasn't changed, this has made me feel the furthest away from my family. Everyone is in Wyoming. I can't jump on a plane and go see them." May 5, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Benjamin Johnson: "The word uncertainty just keeps coming to mind. I feel the biggest thing for me is being fully open to uncertainty with kindness and compassion." April 29, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Cellisa Johnson: "It's affected me financially with my business as well as emotionally, not being able to be hands on with my clients." April 29, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Bebe Barbosa: "I am a touching person. I like to hug. I'm missing the embracing." April 24, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Logan Byers: "I'm very conscious how my actions affect other people now, more than ever. Every place I go to I'm conscious of how close I am to people." April 29, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Elana Bloom: "It was very shocking. Everything I had planned for – my whole business was canceled over a two day period." Bloom owns Solstice, a textile business and would make most of her money in the Spring to help with the slower months of Summer. April 14, 2020
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Kristina Michelle: My cousin passed away four days ago in New Orleans. We can't get an autopsy for a while and there will be no funeral service. April 14, 2020
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Pat Fisher: "A friend of a friend is living with me and his three cats. It was only supposed to be temporary, but now he can't find a job or pay for a place to rent. The situation probably won't change until the Fall." April 14, 2020
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Lori Adkison: "This is reaffirming my belief in community." April 13, 2020
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Sammy Cabrera: "A lot of people grab what they don't need at stores. I don't like the way some people are acting." April 8, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Jamie Galindo: "I'm getting over an ex-boyfriend and having to social distance is difficult." April 8, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Michelle Arreola: "My whole life is on hold." Job interviews are postponed and the medical college admission test is on hold. April 8, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Kent Bauman: "I've had less of an impact. I work for a solar company so we're running full steam. People are home and are thinking about self-sufficiency and thinking about the environment." April 16, 2020
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Trevonn Clark: "I miss going to restaurants and the movies." April 8, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Laura Eliason: "I wonder when I'll be able to travel and see my family again." April 8, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

George Ortega, retiree: "I am retired. I wear a mask because it makes me feel good and others feel good." April 6, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Fox Nopri: "It has definitely affected me by how I keep up with my behavioral health. Most of the places I go have been closed down or have set dates to close." April 6, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Jeronimo "Mo" Madril, owner and executive chef of Geronimo's Revenge: "As an owner and driven person, I am very discouraged. It is what it is." April 6, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

David Clarke, unemployed bartender: "I am an out of work bartender. Jobs have instantly vanished." April 6, 2020.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans wearing masks, coronavirus

Leonel Cabrera. April 6, 2020.