The North Central – Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging has announced that they will offer security deposit assistance to low-income residents of Geary, Riley, Dickinson, Pottawatomie, Morris, Clay, Saline, Wabaunsee, Jewell, Lincoln, Marion, Ellsworth, Cloud, Chase, Mitchell, Ottawa, and Republic Counties.

The Area Agency on Aging was awarded $100,000 from the grant funded through the federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program and administered by KHRC.

Tenant based rental assistance allows organizations to provide rental subsidies, utility deposits and security deposits for income-eligible individuals and families.

The executive director of the North Central-Flint Hills Ara Agency on Aging Julie Govert Walter said that security deposit assistance is for one-time-only needs and is in the form of a grant.