Breakfast links: A new round of rental assistance will soon be available to Montgomery County residents
MoCo will open $43 million rental assistance fund for residents on Monday
The funds are for households impacted by COVID-19 that bring in 50% or less of the county’s area median income, which is about $50,000 for a household of four people. They can receive up to $12,000 over 18 months. (Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Magazine)
Black people make up half of Fairfax County’s population of unsheltered residents
Fairfax County’s annual count of people experiencing homelessness dropped by 3% to 1,191 individuals, with the greatest disparity among Black people who represented 50% of those counted even though Black residents only make up 10% of the county’s total population. (David Taube / FFxnow)
DC looks to update where it keeps its archives
Plans are underway to relocate about 500,000 cubic feet of archived documents that the District owns to a centralized location. Currently, the papers are spread out between several locations. A recently formed Archival Advisory Group hopes a new facility will be built on the University of the District of Columbia’s Van Ness campus. (Jane Recker / Washingtonian)
Latest expansion plans at The Boro in Tysons updated
A final proposal was submitted to the Fairfax County planning commission this week for the expansion of The Boro, a mixed-use space in Tysons. The latest plans would add two mid-size residential buildings and a connecting bridge which would also have residential units inside. The final project would deliver between 350-450 housing units. (Angela Woolsey / FFXnow)
Loudoun County town raises money for bike park
The family of Adam Caudill is hosting an auction at the Bush Tabernacle on May 21 to honor the 15-year-old avid cyclist who died last year. This would be Purcellville’s first bike park and will connect to the W&OD Trail. (LoudounNow)
Youth advocates push for job programs catered to DC’s unhoused young people
They say DC’s workforce development programs can do a better job of targeting youth with special needs for logistical and emotional support spurred by lack of access to housing, transportation, the internet, professional clothing, and a network of support. (Annemarie Cuccia / DCist)
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