Imagine you have received a notice saying that you owe money that you don’t think you owe. This notice tells you that you are facing repossession of your only vehicle. You need this vehicle to get to work and to take your children to school. Maybe your apartment is leaking and the floor is falling through, but your landlord will not address the issue because the waiting list for affordable housing makes it easy to fill vacancies. Lack of funds for deposits or higher rent, prevent you from moving out of this substandard housing. Solutions seem beyond reach.Even though Escambia County has a diverse network of human service agencies to help with child care, bus passes, food, rent and utilities, these resources are often short-term relief for larger problems. Sometimes, the true problem is legal in nature. Unfortunately, many who live in or on the brink of poverty don’t trust the system; and, they lack the funding needed to navigate legal issues. How do they gain confidence in our legal systems if they believe that same system has treated them unjustly? Additional content: Arc Gateway wants your Mardi Gras beads This question was the impetus behind a meeting of community representatives from the United Way,… Read full this story
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