Families Flourish of the Miami Valley, a program aimed at expanding affordable housing, has launched in Dayton after starting in Columbus.
The program offers three years of rental assistance set at about $500 monthly to families that financially qualify, along with support and guidance through resources and volunteer assistance.
“Housing stability, financial stability, mental and physical well-being, those are all things that this program will focus on,” said Antoinette Hampton, Executive Director of Families Flourish of the Miami Valley.
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Nearly 40 percent of families in Montgomery County and a little more than 30 percent of families in Greene County live below the poverty line or are considered working poor, according to the United Way Ohio…