{"id":106713,"date":"2021-05-19T22:50:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T02:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=106713"},"modified":"2021-06-03T21:51:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T01:51:20","slug":"northampton-county-c-med-program-receives-a-governors-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=106713","title":{"rendered":"Northampton County C-MED Program receives a Governor’s Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lamont McClure and the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) were presented with a 2021 Governor\u2019s Award today for\u00a0Health and Wellness Initiatives\u00a0for the County\u2019s Community Mediation Eviction Diversion (CMED) program. The CMED program was developed by DCED and the Department of Human Services (DHS). It offers experienced mediators, emergency financial assistance and rapid rehousing to prevent homelessness.<\/div>\n

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Northampton County and its partners have used the CMED program to satisfy overdue rent payments, enabling over 400 households to remain in their homes while alleviating the financial burden on landlords. This has mitigated evictions and reduced the burden on the local court system. Housing services are free to low-and-moderate income households and owners of rental units housing low-and-moderate income tenants. Lamont and the DCED held a virtual town hall for local landlords and property owners on May 13th<\/sup>\u00a0about how to utilize the program.<\/div>\n

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\u201cI am honored to accept this reward on the behalf of the County of Northampton,\u201d says Lamont McClure. \u201cThis has been a true community effort and we thank our partners at New Bethany Ministries, the Easton Area Neighborhood Center, ProJeCt of Easton, Third Street Alliance, North Penn Legal Services and the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley for all of their help.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Contact Information for the CMED Program:<\/strong><\/div>\n

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For residents who live in Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township, contact:<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0New Bethany Ministries at 610-691-5602 x217.<\/div>\n

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For residents in Easton, Glendon, West Easton, Wilson and Williams Township contact either:<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Easton Area Neighborhood Center at 610-253-4253<\/div>\n

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Residents of Easton can also contact:<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ProJeCt of Easton at 610-258-1100 x13<\/div>\n

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For residents of all other municipalities, contact:<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Third Street Alliance at 610-438-1763<\/div>\n

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For residents who are fourteen days or less away from losing their residence and have either a Notice to Quit or a Lockout Order Notice:<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Call 211 to be connected to the Northampton County Tenant Eviction Assistance program seeking rental assistance<\/div>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nBecky Bartlett
\nDeputy Director of Administration
\nNorthampton County Government Center
\n669 Washington Street
\nEaston, PA 18042
\nhttps:\/\/www.northamptoncounty.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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