Before the pandemic, she was a full time Janitor and was never behind in rent - But last year she became a single mom. Her husband left them while she was pregnant. She now works part time cleaning houses, but it's not enough.
A San Francisco mother and daughter have avoided eviction thanks to more than a hundred ABC7 viewers who donated to their GoFundMe."The only thing that I heard from them is that I'm under review, under review and it's nerve-racking," said Gray.
"I feel that if they don't get help with rent I'm going to feel like I brought all of us down. That I brought all my neighbors down with me," said Gray. "In California we know that there are over 350,000 renter families that have applied for rental assistance and have not gotten it yet," said Francisco Dueñas, Executive director of Housing NOW!.California's Housing and Community Development department said they distribute funds based on an area median income and said in part,"The program will continue to operate until all complete applications received are processed and all eligible applicants have been paid.
The CA COVID-19 Rent Relief application portal closes after March 31. At that point, no new applications will be accepted, but the program will continue to process and pay all eligible applicants that submit a completed application on or before March 31, 2022. The program will continue to operate until all complete applications received are processed and all eligible applicants have been paid.