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Page 4 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, June 24-June 30, 2021 6 DAY FORECAST CLEVELAND COUNTY'S CLEVELAND COUNTY'S For Up To The Minute Cleveland County Weather Go To shelbyinfo.com 2221 S. Post Road • Shelby 704-481-1788 "Settle In With Comfort" David Settle 79 61 Partly Cloudy 81 66 Partly Cloudy 84 67 AM Showers 83 68 Scattered Thunderstorms 83 67 Scattered Thunderstorms 84 66 Scattered Thunderstorms THU JUNE 24 FRI JUNE 25 SAT JUNE 26 SUN JUNE 27 MON JUNE 28 TUES JUNE 29 MARVIN BIDDIX Realtor /Broker MARVIN BIDDIX MARVIN BIDDIX Rea tor Realtor /Broker /Broker REMAX SELECT Cell: 704.466.1944 Offi ce: 704.487.7653 Fax: 704-487-7633 marvinbiddix@remax.net 500 W. Warren Street Shelby, NC 28150 Each Offi ce is Independently Owned and Operated Are your dentures causing you discomfort or pain? Fast & Affordable Dentures Come in at 7:00am and have dentures by 4pm! 704.487.0346 The NC Housing Oppor- tunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has announced a change to income requirements that will increase the number of appli- cants eligible for emergency rent and utility assistance. When the second applica- tion period opened on May 17, the program prioritized applicants with an income of 50 percent of the area median income, and is now expanding the income limit to 80 percent of the area me- dian income for the county where the applicant lives. The program initially set a lower income limit to ensure that North Carolina house- holds that are most at risk of eviction had the opportunity to apply first. "We established the HOPE Program last fall to help North Carolinians stay in their homes with the lights on," said Governor Roy Coo- per. "There are still thou- sands of families who need this assistance, and we are expanding eligibility so we can help even more people recover from this pandemic." The HOPE Program pro- motes housing stability by providing rent and utility bill assistance to prevent evic- tions and the disconnection of utilities. During the first phase of the HOPE Program, $133 million in assistance was awarded to help more than 36,000 families state- wide. More than $30 million has already been awarded in the second phase of the pro- gram that opened last month. The HOPE Program currently serves 88 North Carolina counties, with 12 counties and five Native American tribes receiving direct federal funding to op- erate their own emergency rent and utility programs. A complete list of the counties served by the HOPE Pro- gram, county programs and tribal government programs can be found using the online NC HOPE Interactive Map. Information on area median income for North Carolina counties can be found using the HUD 2021 online calcula- tion tool. Applicants who received rent and/or utility assistance during the first phase of the HOPE Program are eligible to reapply for additional help. Utility assistance is available to applicants that apply and qualify for rent assistance. Utility-only applications are not being accepted during this phase of the HOPE Pro- gram. Complete information about the HOPE Program, including eligibility require- ments, program benefits and an online application, are available at www.nc.hope. gov. Applicants who cannot access the website should call 888-9ASK-HOPE (888- 927-5467) for help with the application process. The HOPE Call Center is open 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. Funding for the HOPE Program is provided to the state through U.S. Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant− Coronavirus Relief and the Emergency Rental Assis- tance Program established by the Consolidated Appro- priations Act 2021 and fur- ther funded by the American Rescue Plan Act 2021. The HOPE Program is managed by the N.C. Office of Recov- ery and Resiliency, a division of the Department of Public Safety. To learn more about the HOPE Program, visit www.nc.hope.gov. Program increases eligibility for emergency rent and utility assistance advertise advertise LOCALLY LOCALLY reach reach GLOBALLY GLOBALLY your business online & in-print your business online & in-print every week every week shelbyinfo.com shelbyinfo.com 503 N. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 503 N. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 704.484.1047 704.484.1047