East Middle, a Community School

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Erie County Department of Human Services announces the launch of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program beginning Monday, March 29. For eligible participants, ...funding can pay for up to a total of 12 months’ rent and/or utilities. Rental arrears can be paid from March 13, 2020. No rental/utility arrears prior to March 13, 2020, are covered by these funds. Funding can pay for three months prospective rent (forward rent), providing there has been assistance to reduce rental arrears, and it does not exceed the 12-month cap. Tenants do not have to be in arrears to be eligible for prospective rent. Security Deposit and some Housing Stability services are also covered with these funds. Eligibility requirements: 1. One or more individuals within the household has qualified for unemployment benefits or experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to the COVID-19 outbreak; 2. One or more individuals within the household can demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability; and 3. The household has a household income at or below 80% of area median income. Area Median Income Information can be found at https://www.dhs.pa.gov//ERAP%20Income%20Limits%20of%20AMI% Beginning March 29, applications will be available at https://www.eccm.org//erie-county-emergency-rental-assista and in person by appointment at Erie County Care Management, 1601 Sassafras St. For more information, call 814-923-5512 or email [email protected].

Check this out! Erie City Mission's Urban University program has some exciting programs beginning soon! For more information families can contact Urban University at 814-572-2365

IMPORTANT UPDATE, 3/26: Return to In-Person Instruction The Erie School Board on Thursday approved changes to our Health and Safety Plan that will allow us to r...esume full time in-person instruction at all grade levels, following a staggered schedule that begins with the return of middle and high school students on Wednesday, April 7 and elementary students on Monday, April 26. Please see the full schedule and a letter from Superintendent Brian Polito below. We’ve also included a color-coded calendar for easy reference. See more

We are so proud to show off 7th grader Khaled for working hard and showing his Warrior POWER! Keep up the great work! #CommunitySchoolsInAction