Usually federal housing money can’t be used to rent non-traditional housing like boats, hotel rooms or rooms in a home. This program side-steps these requirements.
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Juneau’s hospital is losing more than $1M a month
There haven’t been any layoffs yet, but they haven’t been ruled out either.
State Public Assistance director is no longer in her post following news of months-long waits for food stamps
Juneau resident Deb Etheridge will replace O’Brien. She was previously Assistant Director of Southeast Alaska Independent Living.
State workers say chronic understaffing caused food stamp backlog
“It’s a revolving door,” one worker said. “We’re dropping like flies. They’re not investing in retaining employees.”
Newscast — Thursday, December 22, 2022
In this newscast: The state says it has a backlog of thousands that are waiting for food stamps and it’s not expected to improve any time soon; Lawyers gave closing arguments Wednesday in a case aimed at disqualifying Rep. David Eastman from office due to his membership in the Oath Keepers.
With thousands waiting, state says food stamp backlog won’t improve any time soon
Hedberg says the department is hiring more people to process pending applications, but it will likely be months before hungry households have relief.