City to consider $4M for emergency rental assistance program amid rising eviction filings

City to consider $4M for emergency rental assistance program amid rising eviction filings

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin City Council will vote in their upcoming council meeting on whether to allocate additional funding to the 'I Belong in Austin' program, which helps Austinites facing evictions pay rent. The program is operated through El Buen Samaritano, a nonprofit outreach ministry dedicated to help families with healthcare, education, food access, etc. "I believe in that first of all, this is not a hand-out. It's a hand-up," said Is…