City of Austin's newly-funded rental assistance program 'saved my life', recipient wrote

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several months after Austin City Council voted to approve emergency rental assistance as part of the city of Austin's budget -- continuing work that was previously done using federal money -- the city's "I Belong in Austin" program has already helped dozens of Austinites.

During the first month, November, the city of Austin distributed roughly $260,000 in rental assistance to people on the brink of eviction, Nefertitti Jackmon, a community displacement officer with the city of Austin's Housing Department, said.