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.

While the future is uncertain, mankind remains resilient. We’ve learned to adapt to a “new normal” and are slowly making our way back to activities that we set aside for more than a year. A lot has changed, and some of the new techniques and processes surrounding fundraisers, volunteering and fundraising are here to stay.