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Ninth District Opportunity receiving funding to help prevent evictions, help homeless
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Three men stand outside The Way on April 2, 2020, in Gainesville prior to lunch service at the homeless ministry. - photo by Scott Rogers
Ninth District Opportunity in Gainesville recently signed its first round of contracts through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, which will provide federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for eviction prevention and street outreach to the homeless population.