CARES Act
Small business owners there is some good news if and you didn’t get help from the first grant initiative. You will have another opportunity for help if you are in need of financial relief. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced the Fast Forward Monroe 2.0 initiative Wednesday. The initiative is to help small businesses affected […]
To all the new parents that welcomed a child in the year 2020, you might be eligible to qualify for up to a $1,100 of extra stimulus money. According to reports children born between January 1st and December 31st of last year qualify for both stimulus checks if parents meet the income requirements. Now this […]
Having a tough time, paying your mortgage on time you’re not alone. According to the latest figures from CoreLogic (a financial data and analytics firm), the number of homeowners four months behind on their mortgage hit a 21-year high in July. The 120-day delinquency rate stood at 1.4%, up from 0.12% in July 2019 and […]
There is a new partnership forming between MCC and Monroe County that will focus on creating a pipeline for students taking classes in health related fields to connect with jobs when they graduate. MPower Healthcare is the name of the partnership announced on Friday and it will be partially funded by the $550,000 provided by […]
The CDC has decided to further assist Americans that are suffering from the economic hardships due to the coronavirus by stopping evictions through the end of 2020. Officials are saying that renters will need to meet certain qualifications to be able to take advantage of the program. They will have to fill out some forms […]
Right now, there are millions of Americans on unemployment due to the pandemic. That extra $600 / week has been helping many people keep their homes and lifestyles while being forced to wait out the pandemic. The extra money even helped those who wouldn’t normally be eligible for benefits like independent contractors and small business […]
US. Senators Charles Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand have finally secured funds from the CARES act for New York State hospitals that were located in the “hot spot” areas during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to reports from the senators, 86 hospitals will be getting over $680 million out of the $10 billion set […]
Mayor Lovely Warren has put together new programs that will help to prevent city residents from being evicted. She will present the new legislation to City Council Tuesday. The coronavirus has affected many city residents financially from the loss of income due to being out of work. Because of this Mayor Warren created programs that […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that no New Yorker would be thrown out in the streets because of the pandemic. Cuomo announced the rental assistance program that will help low-income families. The program will give families and individuals affected by coronavirus direct aid. The rental assistance is a part of the CARES Act and is […]
On Wednesday, May 13, people in thousands of cars turned out across Monroe County for free masks provided to residents by county officials and volunteers via federal CARES Act funds, which paid for approximately 8 million masks. Yet, the availability of free masks in the county didn’t end on Wednesday. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced […]