Deadline to apply for Fresno EOC's Guaranteed Income Program is May 15th

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Time is moving retired to use for Fresno EOC's Guaranteed Income Program.

With the deadline connected Wednesday, 150 eligible families volition person the accidental to person $500 a period for a year.

The Fresno EOC says it's received thousands of applications for its Guaranteed Income Program.

CEO Emilia Reyes said the wealth would springiness alleviation for families and assistance them survive.

"Fresno County has a 20% poorness rate," said Reyes. "Our families present are struggling and we request to show to the authorities that we request these funds for our families present successful the Valley."

Reyes said that fig could adjacent beryllium higher, particularly with those who are undocumented oregon homeless.

Huron and the 93706 zip codification successful Southwest Fresno are the 2 areas chosen for the program.

Here's however families tin suffice for the program:

If you unrecorded successful Huron, you indispensable marque $35,000 oregon little annually.

If you unrecorded successful the 93706 zip codification successful Southwest Fresno, you indispensable gain $30,000 oregon less.

You besides person to beryllium implicit 18 and large oregon person astatine slightest 1 kid 5 years aged oregon younger.

Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias said $500 tin spell a agelong mode for families who are surviving paycheck to paycheck

"When you person your rent spell up from 800 to 1000 dollars, the further 500 tin screen the further summation successful rent cost," said Arias. "It tin marque definite you person much wealth for your monthly market bills."

The wealth was raised by Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission and respective different section groups.

Families who usage programs similar CalFresh oregon CalWorks tin inactive apply.

"Any different benefits that you person from the authorities oregon national similar Cal Fresh, doesn't number against you," said Reyes. "We person a certification from the region that exempts them from the eligibility."

Families volition beryllium randomly selected done Fresno State's Center for Community Voices.

Seventy-five families volition travel from Huron, portion the different fractional volition travel from the 93706 zip codification successful Southwest Fresno.

"It could truly pass america of however acold radical are distant from being okay, versus struggling," said Arias. "What we are trying to debar is folks going from moving mediocre to unhoused and homeless."

The enactment hopes to grow the programme beyond Huron and 93706" zip code.

Those who privation to use tin spell to either the Huron Learning Center from 9 americium to 3 p.m. oregon to the Fresno EOC Local Conservation Corps successful Southwest Fresno from 8:30 americium to 5 pm.

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