As scheduled, King County’s Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP) paid its first rental assistance payments on Friday, July 16, 2021 totaling $4,373,510.21. The payments, sent to 42 local property owners, create critical stability for over 800 households in King County who had fallen behind in rent payments due to COVID-related economic crises. Over … Continue reading First $4.3M rental assistance payments stabilize 800 households in King County at risk of eviction
Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program: Keeping people safe and stable in their homes
Even as the number of new COVID cases in our region goes down, another crisis is looming. The economic downturn brought on by the lingering pandemic has left tens of thousands of individuals and families unable to pay rent and living on the brink of homelessness. To meet as much of this need as possible, … Continue reading Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program: Keeping people safe and stable in their homes
The second phase of King County’s Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program is now open for tenants
Tenants can now submit their EPRAP applications on the Tenant Portal at https://rent-help.kingcounty.gov.
The King County Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program begins the first phase of enrollment
https://youtu.be/SB-yxmUPzLo April 28: Landlord enrollments May 17: Individual tenant enrollments Thousands of individuals and families throughout King County are at risk for eviction and homelessness. They are struggling to stay afloat financially after months of lost wages, unemployment, poor health or other changes experienced due to COVID-19. With little or no income, residents choose between … Continue reading The King County Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program begins the first phase of enrollment
COVID–19 vaccine appointments available in south King County through April 26th!
A large number of COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available at King County’s Auburn Outlet Mall and Kent ShoWare clinics for South King County residents. Appointments are open today, April 22 through Monday, April 26. Additional appointments are anticipated to be available next week. Eligible residents can register for an appointment at Public Health’s vaccine website, CovidVaccine.KingCounty.gov. For assistance … Continue reading COVID–19 vaccine appointments available in south King County through April 26th!
View Our Interactive DCHS COVID-19 Response “A Year in Review Timeline”
We were the first A little over a year ago, King County became the first U.S. epicenter of an unprecedented global pandemic that robbed us of over 550,000 human lives in this country alone. Many know people affected by the disease. And some of us remember those among the more than half-million who died from … Continue reading View Our Interactive DCHS COVID-19 Response “A Year in Review Timeline”