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Fuck you Americans...Chicago provides $9,000 in rental assistance to migrants seeking temporary housing
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Jan 7, 2024, 10:35:09 PMJan 7
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CHICAGO - We are learning more about the migrant situation in
Chicago.
FOX 32 spoke to Cristina Pacione-Zayas, the city's first deputy
chief of staff, who provided insight into how the crisis is
impacting the city and state financially.
This week, 41 buses have arrived in Chicago, bringing the total
number of migrants in shelters to 11,000, with 4,000 still sleeping
on police station floors and staying at airports.
Notably, 30% of migrants in Chicago are children, with the majority
of them attending Chicago Public Schools.
Currently, the state is funding temporary housing, including rented
apartments and homes for migrants. The state is providing up to
$9,000 in rental assistance over a 6-month period, which includes
assistance with moving in and a starter kit to furnish the
apartment.
"That rent lasts for six months and ideally people would have
started their legal process, secured legal work authorization and be
able to sustain that apartment. And so the cost, or I guess the
payment toward the landlord is based on market rate, it's based on
the configuration of the parament – how many rooms, where it's
located – all those things. And so it varies from place to place,"
said Ald. Pacione-Zayas.
FOX 32 reached out to inquire about the number of asylum seekers
utilizing the rental assistance, but as of now, there has been no
response from the city.
The city has allocated $4 million to assist migrants in obtaining
temporary housing, with the state contributing an additional $38
million. At present, 30 to 40 case management workers from Catholic
Charities are actively working to secure temporary housing for
thousands of migrants, with efforts underway to hire more.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-provides-9-000-rental-
215049557.html
Chicago.
FOX 32 spoke to Cristina Pacione-Zayas, the city's first deputy
chief of staff, who provided insight into how the crisis is
impacting the city and state financially.
This week, 41 buses have arrived in Chicago, bringing the total
number of migrants in shelters to 11,000, with 4,000 still sleeping
on police station floors and staying at airports.
Notably, 30% of migrants in Chicago are children, with the majority
of them attending Chicago Public Schools.
Currently, the state is funding temporary housing, including rented
apartments and homes for migrants. The state is providing up to
$9,000 in rental assistance over a 6-month period, which includes
assistance with moving in and a starter kit to furnish the
apartment.
"That rent lasts for six months and ideally people would have
started their legal process, secured legal work authorization and be
able to sustain that apartment. And so the cost, or I guess the
payment toward the landlord is based on market rate, it's based on
the configuration of the parament – how many rooms, where it's
located – all those things. And so it varies from place to place,"
said Ald. Pacione-Zayas.
FOX 32 reached out to inquire about the number of asylum seekers
utilizing the rental assistance, but as of now, there has been no
response from the city.
The city has allocated $4 million to assist migrants in obtaining
temporary housing, with the state contributing an additional $38
million. At present, 30 to 40 case management workers from Catholic
Charities are actively working to secure temporary housing for
thousands of migrants, with efforts underway to hire more.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-provides-9-000-rental-
215049557.html
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