Tag: aid

Plan to aid ‘extremely’ low-income families

By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS San Benito City Commissioners approved a resolution the San Benito Housing Authority has proposed to tackle extreme poverty. The resolution, 2013-8, was approved during Tuesday night’s regular commission meeting and aims to give aid to citizens with “extremely” low incomes, according to San Benito Housing Authority Executive Director …

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Program offers assistance to homeless

By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The South Texas Adult Resource and Training (START) Center has a new program for the citizens of San Benito. The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program is willing to give assistance for those who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness by giving them temporary financial help, including rent and …

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