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New programs assist housing authority, its residents

The Grundy County Housing Authority has been beleaguered with governmental funding cuts in the past few years. These cuts have been compounded by rising costs like electricity and insurance.

As a result, the housing authority has cut employee staffing levels, benefits, and resident services funding. In addition to these cuts, earlier this year the housing authority began reaching out for help in ways it never has.

Now, local businesses and individuals are coming to “pay it forward."