MADISON COUNTY — Community Action Program for Madison County, Inc. (CAP) is offering financial assistance to eligible residents who have experienced financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The available funds are designed to assist Madison County families and individuals who have experienced an emergency that has impacted their ability to cover basic living expenses. Such emergencies include losing a job, being unable to work because of a COVID diagnosis, having to stay home from work to care for someone with COVID-19, or being unable to work due to a lack of childcare.
CAP may be able to help by providing rental assistance (arrears and ongoing assistance), mortgage assistance, security deposit/first month’s rent, transportation assistance, utility payments, and by covering other expenses.
According to CAP Interim Executive Director Elizabeth Crofut, CAP applied for and received funds through the New York State Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) CARES Act to help prevent, prepare for, or respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Funding was made available to New York State by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, 2020, Public Law 116-36,” she said.
To benefit from the program, residents are required to meet the income eligibility requirement.
“A family’s annual household income must be 200 percent or less of the Federal Poverty Guidelines,” she said. “CAP’s CSBG CARES program is still accepting applications for assistance. The program ends Sept. 30, 2022.”
Income guidelines are available at capmadco.org/covidrelief.
For more information or to inquire about eligibility, call 315-697-3588 (Canastota office) or 315-684-3144 (Morrisville office).
CAP is a community based not-for-profit agency that has been serving low income and vulnerable families in Madison County for 34 years.
The agency provides information, assistance, and support to its clients so they can gain the knowledge, skills, and motivation necessary to reach their full potential. CAP works closely with many community partners, such as local churches, schools, community foundations, and other non-profit agencies, as well as local, state, and federal agencies, to provide comprehensive services to low-income families.
For more information, visit capmadco.org or follow CAP on Facebook @CAPforMadisonNY.
