Anyone who’s ever searched for a rental on Craigslist has seen the parenthetical message next to a listing: No Section 8.
It’s a barrier to many who can’t afford Sebastopol’s median rent of approximately $2,000.
The Section 8 housing voucher choice program assists low-income individuals and families with their rental payments. In Sonoma County, the program is administered by the county’s Community Development Commission (CDC), spearheaded by executive director Margaret Van Vliet.
According to Van Vliet, individuals who use vouchers pay 30 percent of their income toward rent; the rest is covered by federal funding provided to and administered by the CDC.
To continue reading this article by Amie Windsor, go to: http://www.sonomawest.com/sono...7d-9b945eb4df4c.html
Comments (1)