The George Washington Regional Commission applied for a $460,000 grant on behalf of the Fredericksburg Continuum of Care to help low-income individuals facing evictions.
In the 2020 special session, the Virginia General Assembly passed a budget allocating $3.3 million to implement the Virginia Eviction Reduction Pilot (VERP) with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) directed to design and implement the pilot.
As part of VERP, the grant will allow CoC to fund programs with partners Loisann’s Hope House and Legal Aid Works that aim to prevent evictions and stabilize housing for those in need…