Rainbow Housing Scours the Country for Rental Assistance Funds

Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation recently secured $503,683 to provide aid to those in danger of eviction and homelessness. Rainbow’s resident services coordinators collaborated to secure substantial rental assistance funds across the country to prevent the eviction of low-income housing residents who could not afford to pay.

“Housing sustainability is critical in our efforts to assist low-income residents on the path to self-sufficiency. This secured amount will bolster those most vulnerable to wraparound supportive services which uplift the lives of those living in rental housing communities,” said Flynann Janisse, executive director of Rainbow. “This is a national effort. Everybody is trying to find money and resources to prevent eviction. What we do is provide programs and services which support eviction prevention so individuals and families can have sustainable housing. There are many similar organizations which are doing it, and anyone who has access to rent relief is capturing those funds to prevent evictions. Those funds come from county, city, state and in some cases, private resources. Although, many times it is difficult to navigate the administrative process, everyone is pitching in to make it possible.”