Millions of dollars are now available to seniors in Prince George’s County’s District 8 who need help with rent, lawn cutting, education and more.
Prince George’s County Council Chair Edward Burroughs announced the new $5 million assistance program while speaking Friday to hundreds of seniors at Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, Maryland.
Money from the District 8 Senior Support Fund is available to District 8 residents who are age 65 and older. The funds are available for grass cutting, mortgage assistance, rental assistance, utility bills and property tax assistance.
Burroughs made the audience gasp when he said that last year, the council had to pay the property taxes of a 99-year-old person.
“At 99 years old, you should not have the stress of worrying whether or not you can pay your property taxes, especially when you have a billion dollar casino up the street from your house,” Boroughs said.
