Rent At An All-Time High in Palm Springs
“’The number one reason for folks entering homelessness is because they can’t afford their rent,’ said Heather Vaikona, President and CEO of Lift To Rise. ‘Wages just do not suffice to keep folks housed.’
‘It isn’t just the homeless that need housing,’ said Valdez. ‘It’s the working poor that need housing, and the working population in general.’
Right now, Riverside County, Lift To Rise, and Inland So-Cal United Way are operating a county-wide rental assistance program for Riverside County residents who need help paying their rent.’
‘To date, we’ve dispersed more than 90 million dollars in rental assistance and kept more than 13,000 folks housed,’ said Vaikona. ‘And there still is a lot of resources for us to disperse across the next year.’