The main office at 711 Southwood Ave. has

these extended hours to better serve the programs listed above:

Saturday, September 17 and Saturday September 24

IMPACT Operating Hours: 8:00AM-12:00PM

Now through September 30, IMPACT Offering Expanded Rental & Mortgage Assistance

IMPACT Community Action has Emergency Rental and Mortgage Assistance funding available that will expire by 9/30/2022:

Who is eligible for rental assistance at IMPACT? An eligible household is a household of one or more individuals who are obligated to pay rent on a primary residential dwelling. Households including undocumented immigrants are eligible for assistance.

Additionally:

The household income must be at or below 80% of the Area Median Income.

One or more of the individuals has:

Qualified for unemployment benefits during 2020-2021; or

Experienced a reduction in household income;

Incurred significant costs; or

Experienced other financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to COVID-19 outbreak.

Potential applicants may also qualify if:

One or more individuals within the household can demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability which may include:

Past due utility or rent notice or eviction notice;

Unsafe or unhealthy living conditions (which may include overcrowding); or

Any other evidence of such risk (as documented in the client file).

Unsafe or unhealthy living conditions are defined as a unit not meeting the minimum habitability standards.

Customers can seek rental and mortgage assistance two different ways - IMPACT Community Action's main office at 711 Southwood Ave will have appointments open from 8am-noon and 1-5 pm Monday through Friday. The online portal can also take applications for rental and mortgage assistance by visiting https://apply.impacthopefund.org/home.

The main office at 711 Southwood Ave. has

these extended hours to better serve the programs listed above:

Saturday, August 13th, and August 27th

IMPACT Operating Hours: 8:00AM-12:00PM

IMPACT Hope Fund Resumes for Eligible Residents on November 9th.

Road to Work Customer Testimony by Madelyn - All in all, the Roads to Work program was a great experience for me. I gained a skill, learned some lessons, and with the help of IMPACT, created an opportunity for unlimited success.

The weather is getting cooler which means we are getting closer to the winter months. As you think about shopping for new winter coats and mittens, here are a few ways you should consider preparing your home for winter, too.