[Archived] Local COVID-19 Human Services Resources in Alexandria to Continue After CARES Funding Ends

For Immediate Release: November 24, 2020

The City of Alexandria and community partners will continue to offer certain resources for residents in need of food, child care, rental assistance, and eviction prevention services as a result of the impacts of COVID-19, after state-allocated federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding ends over the next few weeks. Although there has been discussion at the federal level among the executive branch, the House of Representatives and the Senate of providing more CARES funding to states and localities, to date there has been no agreement among them to do so.

The table below highlights the end dates for the impacted state-funded programs, and alternative resources for similar programs.

Program	Ending Date	Alternative Resources
ALX Cares Grocery Card Gift Program	November 27, or when funding runs out	Hunger Free Alexandria provides food distribution
State-funded Rental Assistance and Eviction Prevention ( COVID-19 Emergency Rent Relief Assistance Program)	December 15	alexandriava.gov/Housing 703.746.5700
State-funded Child Care programs, such as the Micro Pod program and additional slots in other programs	December 1: Application deadline December 15: Enrollment deadline December 30: Program ends	alexandriava.gov/ChildCare 703.887.8039 703.746.5437 (KIDS) The state will announce a new round of CARES Act funding for the stabilization of child care.

The City offers several options to access the latest COVID-19 information, including announcements about available support resources.

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For inquiries from the news media only, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.