Georgia Has Over $1 Billion In Rental Assistance, But Immigrant Families Have Trouble Accessing It

More than a billion dollars of federal aid has been flowing into Georgia — all of it to help tenants who fell behind on rent during the pandemic.

But some eligible renters are finding that accessing this funding isn’t always so easy.

Irma Ozuna-Perez shows she’s smiling with her eyes. They’re all that is visible as she stands near a bus stop in her neighborhood in northeast Atlanta. She has her face mask on and the hood of her black jacket pulled over her head.