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THE CITY OF STOCKTON EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
| In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Stockton, through federal and state funding, is offering emergency rent and utility assistance for renters living anywhere in the City of Stockton who have experienced a reduction in household income or other financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible applicants can receive assistance for past rent and utilities owed from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, and may qualify to have a portion of their rent paid for April, May, and June 2021. The total assistance amount available will depend on household needs. Priority will be given to households that owe rental arrears. The application period for the Stockton Emergency Rental Assistance Program Phase 2 will be March 15 – April 30, 2021. You may be eligible for assistance with past due rent and utilities. For details and requirements: |
WELCOME TO NAACP STOCKTONThe National Association for the Advancement of Color People (NAACP) Stockton Branch was chartered in 1931, at a time when African Americans were experiencing discrimination in housing, employment, and access to quality health and education. The NAACP Stockton Branch has made and continues to make a positive impact on the quality of life for the citizens of San Joaquin County. Upcoming events
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BLACK LEADERS MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVE MCNERNEY TO DISCUSS VACCINES & COVID-19 IMPACT
A select group of Black leaders and doctors met with Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, on Friday afternoon to discuss their communities’ ongoing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drs. Bennet Omalu, Kim Rhodes and Otashe Golden joined Stockton’s NAACP President Bobby Bivens and East County’s NAACP Third Vice President Cheryl Cooper in conversation with McNerney. The panel met publicly over Zoom for just over an hour to discuss the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had in their communities in the Central Valley. “It is clear that there is a stark contrast between how it’s affecting different communities,” McNerney said. “Black Americans are almost as three times as likely to be hospitalized after contracting the virus,” he added. “Yet the vaccination rates among Black Americans and people of color remain low.” The congressman then proceeded to ask questions to his guests, inquiring what they were doing within their communities and what troubled those around them. |