DTA 'Pathways to Work' Program Celebrates Its Participants

DTA 'Pathways to Work' program celebrates its participants

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The Healey-Driscoll Administration is celebrating residents who have transitioned from public assistance to meaningful employment. The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) provides services and benefits to over 1.2 million people in the state. When families ask for SNAP or cash assistance, they are offered other opportunities, such as different programs. How many families are in Massachusetts…

Illinois rental assistance program sees funding cut for 2026 budget in another blow to state, city housing programs – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

The state program was previously funded by federal aid distributed during the COVID-19 pandemic and focused on helping tenants experiencing COVID-19-related hardships and at risk of eviction. So far, Illinois Housing Development Authority Executive Director Kristin Faust said, about $58 million in aid has been distributed to tenants and landlords, with thousands more applications yet to be processed and a small portion of the funds kept for admi…

Illinois rental assistance program sees funding cut for 2026 budget in another blow to state, city housing programs

William Dalton had never faced eviction until a series of bad events struck last year: His mom died, his relationship with the mother of his now 5-year-old daughter ended and his car was totaled. He fell behind on the rent for his two-bedroom apartment in the New City neighborhood. It caused him “anxiety every day,” he said, after receiving the eviction notice a couple of months later. He didn’t know where he would go if he lost his apartment, t…

Rental assistance program helps NYC tenants pay back $1 million in arrears, avoid eviction

Brooklyn native Shaisha fell thousands of dollars behind on her rent last year after she was forced to make a tough choice: paying rent, or purchasing medication to manage her diabetes. Her landlord could have evicted her for her roughly $4,500 in arrears. But instead, Shaisha secured emergency cash assistance to cover her debt, thanks to the fledgling rental assistance program Home 4 Good. “It was a tremendous help to me,” said Shaisha, who ask…