During the COVID-19 pandemic many of our neighbors and friends unexpectedly lost employment and were unable to pay rent, all while trying to stay safe and healthy. Our community was in crisis. The Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP) program was launched to help thousands of our community members at risk of homelessness. Since…
Continue reading ➞ Community partnerships help thousands stay housed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Program Status Due to a lack of available funds, the King County Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP) is no longer accepting new applications through the EPRAP registration process as of last night, at 11:59 p.m. King County provided notice of the anticipated closure of the registration process to new applicants on February 14. King…
Continue reading ➞ Important Update on EPRAP Program in King County
By Leo Flor, Director of King County Department of Community & Human Services Leo FlorDirector, Department of Community & Human Services Since the program began in March 2020, King County’s Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP) has distributed $244 million in rent assistance and processed applications from 39,444 households. Consistent with our goal to break the historic pattern of racial ethnic disproportionality in evictions, 76 percent went to heads of household who identify as…
More than 4,600 households have received rent payments from King County's Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program this year to date. Christian and his family represent one of those households. He and his landlord Ilona recently shared their story with KING-5.
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,…
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…
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