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Maury Correctional Offender Dies After Testing Positive for COVID-19

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Application period closing Dec. 17 for HOPE rent and utility assistance program

The application period for the Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program will close at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, with available federal funding committed to applications currently in-process and those expected in the week ahead.

N.C. HOPE Program tops $593 million in rent and utility assistance awards

Since opening last fall, the N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has awarded $593.7 million in rent and utility assistance, with more than $518 million already paid on behalf of families financially impacted by COVID-19.

N.C. HOPE Program marks first year with more than a half-billion in rent and utility awards

The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program marked its Oct. 15 one-year anniversary with more than a half-billion dollars in pandemic relief funds awarded to North Carolina landlords and utility companies on behalf of vulnerable families.

HOPE Program serves more than 86,559 North Carolina households, ranks No. 2 nationwide

The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program continues to rank No. 2 in the nation for number of households served and No. 6 for spending of federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program funding.

North Carolina receives 25 ambulances and crews in response to request to FEMA

In response to a resource request submitted to FEMA, North Carolina has received 25 Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances each with a two-person crew of EMS providers.

HOPE Program tops $342 million in rent and utility payments for North Carolina families

The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has distributed more than $342 million in rent and utility payment to 96,944 North Carolina households since opening last fall.

State Temporarily Reconfigures Buncombe Prisons

RALEIGH — A staffing shortage at two Asheville-area prisons has led to a temporary reconfiguring of staff and offenders.

CDC issues new temporary moratorium to halt residential evictions through Oct. 3

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new residential eviction moratorium that will o

HOPE Program now accepting tenant referrals from landlords, increasing assistance

The Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has announced program changes to accept referrals of tenants from landlords and increase financial awards to North Carolina households that apply for pandemic-related rent a