OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The U.S. Labor Department announced 837,000 people applied for unemployment for the first time last week during an update on Thursday.
Between layoffs and furloughs, people are still struggling to keep food on the table, and much less to pay their rent. To lend a helping hand, Osceola County is using a big bulk of its CARES Act funds for assistance programs.
The most recent one is the Eviction Diversion program which will launch Oct. 5.“We applaud the county for adding these additional resources and preventing even more evictions,” Chip Tatum, CEO of the Apartments Association of Greater Orlando said.