Tenants in the service area for Community Action are encouraged to apply for funding to pay off any rent owed to their landlords.

The window is short and closing fast but Breann Titus with Community Action indicates they can help tenants navigate this process that must be complete by Friday.

According to Titus, who is Community Action's Director of Agency Development, the process this time around needs to be initiated by the tenant. That is different from the first round when landlords activated the process.

The challenge for this process, and Titus points out they incurred this in the first round of applications, if one party is unwilling to participate, that all but ends the process. She points out, Community Action can be a mediator in those situations if the tenant/landlord relationship is strained. 

Tenants can contact Community Action by contacting their Lincoln at 217-732-2159. You can also stop into their Lincoln office at 1800 5th Street in Lincoln for further assistance. Titus indicates they can help anyone navigate the application portal and make sure all the paperwork is correctly filed.

The deadline for the application is Sunday, July 18 but because Community Action is closed on Saturday and Sunday, those need to be complete by the close of business on Friday.