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The UF/Brevard Extension Service is hosting two farmer’s markets in which individuals can obtain $50 in CARES Act dollars, in the form of tokens, for the purchase of fruits, vegetables, honey, coffee, eggs, herbs and other items available. The markets will be held at these locations: On Thursday, Sept. 17, at Wickham Park, 2500 Parkway Drive, Melbourne, 3-6 p.m. On Friday , Sept. 18, at the Welcome Center, 419 South Hopkins Ave., Titusville, 3-6 p.m. ... On Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Downtown Melbourne Farmer's Market at Riverview Park, 2301 Irwin St., Melbourne, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.(Call 321-259-3713 to confirm) The markets are open to all residents. Those who have been financially impacted by COVID-19 will be eligible for the CARES Act tokens upon completion of a self-declaration form that will be available on site. A photo ID will be required with matching address as that on the self-declaration form. Also, at both sites there will be Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) available.

A wave of COVID bankruptcies looms, and in Orlando, filings have already begun: ‘I tried everything possible’ Nationwide, believe me, we are expecting to have... an influx of cases filed, but when it will start to happen, I don’t know, said Sheryl Loesch, clerk of Florida’s Middle District Bankruptcy Court, one of the country’s largest bankruptcy courts that spans 35 counties from Tampa Bay to Jacksonville. Since January, Loesch said, there have been 12,818 bankruptcies filed in the Middle District, far fewer than when the housing crisis hit a decade ago. In 2010, the peak of bankruptcy filings for the Middle District after the Great Recession, Loesch said there were 66,618 bankruptcy cases. https://www.orlandosentinel.com//os-bz-coronavirus-busines

In an effort to help curb the onslaught of possible evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the Orange County COVID-19 Eviction Diversion Program at the August 11, 2020 board meeting. The $20 million program will launch on August 25, 2020, and is funded by the Federal CARES Act monies that are allotted locally. The income-based program is designed to help Orange County’s most vulnerable tenants who are in imminent danger of eviction due to COVID-19 and provides the property owner with an alternative to eviction. The Orange County COVID-19 Eviction Diversion Program will provide up to $4,000 in past due rent. The Orange County Bar Association will administer the program and process all applications. Read more about the program at: www.ocfl.net/EvictionDiversion

BREVARD COUNTY, FL. Two opportunities are available this week for food assistance for residents financially impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency. ... The UF/Brevard Extension Service is hosting two farmer’s markets in which individuals can obtain $50 in CARES Act dollars, in the form of tokens, for the purchase of fruits, vegetables, honey, coffee, eggs, herbs and other items available. The markets will be held at these locations: On Thursday, Aug. 13, at Wickham Park, 2500 Parkway Drive, Melbourne, 3-6 p.m. On Friday , Aug. 14, at the Welcome Center, 419 South Hopkins Ave., Titusville, 3-6 p.m. (This is a pop-up Farmer’s Market held in conjunction with the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Titusville.) The markets are open to all residents. Those who have been financially impacted by COVID-19 will be eligible for the CARES Act tokens upon completion of a self-declaration form that will be available on site. A photo ID will be required with matching address as that on the self-declaration form. Also, at both sites there will be Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) available.