“We knew from the start of this pandemic that significant impact would be felt on both the health and economic fronts for Shelby County residents,” said Dorcas Young Griffin, director of Shelby County Community Services.
Griffin’s brother, Paul Young, director of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the City of Memphis, also shares some of the burden for making sure no family is turned out of their home.
The community partners include Memphis Area Legal Services, Neighborhood Preservation Inc., University of Memphis Law School, Innovate Memphis, General Sessions Civil Court judges and clerk, and several other local agencies.
Young said involving the actual players in Shelby County evictions – the civil General Sessions judges, will be a crucial factor for insuring the best possible use of CARES dollars to cover everyone who needs help.
The Eviction Settlement Fund is only one of many efforts to address housing insecurity in Shelby County.
