TUCSON, Ariz. — Shirley Rasmus never thought she would find herself facing homelessness. When her rent went up and her social security payments didn't, she couldn't make ends meet.
The program helps people become fully represented in court when facing eviction and providing other services to help them find a roof over their head. The National Association for County Community and Economic Development gave the county an award of excellence for the program.“I was so scared because of my cats," she said."If it wasn’t for them we would be homeless because today was the last day.
"We’re trying to do everything that we can to prevent all evictions that are preventable and for those that aren’t we will do everything to keep folks sheltered," Andy Flagg, the deputy director of Pima County Workforce and Development.
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