Newport News homeowners struggling with housing costs could soon get some extra help.
The city has launched the Resident First Housing Relief Grant Program, a pilot initiative offering assistance to eligible, income-qualified homeowners.
“Folks are really put into a place that they have to decide, what do I pay? What do I make a priority? So this pilot program really is to address the need of the citizens of the city,” said Kimberly Thomas, Director of the Newport News Department of Human Services…