In Bedford, we had formed a Bedford Housing Coalition in 2019 and began addressing the same eviction prevention issues this program contains.  The Coalition did not survive the Pandemic.  It will be great to have a separately funded and staffed program in the Lynchburg area to provides exactly the services indicated.  Identifying and networking with landlords will be the biggest challenge in this area of city, small town and rural landlords.

I particularly support the prioritization of service provision based on urgency of client need.