POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County will be deploying more than $2.3 million in CARES Act funding to continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and provide assistance to low- and moderate-income residents and small businesses.
County Executive Molinaro, Tuesday, announced new initiatives being implemented – eviction prevention program and local municipal projects for senior citizens. These new initiatives are in addition to the small business grant program and the childcare relief scholarships already underway.
To address these needs, the county has allocated CARES funding as follows; some of these programs have been previously announced, others are being implemented:
Nearly $1.3 million in eviction prevention to ensure housing stability;
More than $450,000 in economic development relief for small businesses;
Over $400,000 to childcare to assist parents balancing work and student remote learning;
More than $150,000 for local municipal projects promoting food security and safety for seniors.
“Families with low and moderate incomes, as well as local small businesses, have been particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Dutchess County is proud to implement programs that will provide much-needed support to these families and assist our community’s businesses in surviving,” said Molinaro. “As we have since the pandemic began, Dutchess County continues to offer assistance to families and businesses hit hard by these difficult times, and these new initiatives are the latest examples of our efforts.”
