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Revive Santa Ana, a stimulus program instituted for low-income residents of the city of Santa Ana in Southern California, will distribute $ 300 prepaid Visa debit cards to approximately 20,000 families in time to help them celebrate the holidays. .
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The FingerLakes1.com news site reports that more than $ 6 million will be donated, as part of a larger initiative that aims to distribute $ 160 million to families in Santa Ana in need. Funding comes from the American Rescue Act.
The card, which works wherever Visa is accepted, will be hand-delivered from Saturday 4 December. Residents of rental housing with a poverty rate above the median of 42% will be eligible, according to Fingerlakes1.com. Santa Ana Mayor Vicente Sarmiento urges residents to use debit cards locally, if possible, to support area business owners.
Will you receive the Golden State Stimulus?
Additionally, California residents who qualify for Golden State Stimulus checks may start receiving their checks this week, with the first wave of checks coming out on Monday, November 29. Those who live in the 585-781 area are expected to start collecting the check after December 17. According to Fingerlakes1.com, some California residents may not receive the stimulus until Jan. 11, 2022. Those who have set up direct deposit have already received their payments.
The Golden State Stimulus II is available to individuals or families in California who earned less than $ 75,000 in adjusted gross income (AGI) in 2020 and filed their taxes last year. The Golden State Stimulus I is available to California residents who received the California Earned Income Tax Credit last year or who filed an Individual Taxpayer Idea Number and earned less than $ 75,000. in AGI in 2020. If you’re a California resident who filed taxes in the state last year, you can find out if you qualify for either payment here.
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Other states are following suit
Low-income Californians aren’t the only ones who can expect a bargain to help them out during the holiday season. About half a million Maine residents will receive a stimulus of $ 285 this month. Illinois lawmakers have also proposed a program to give residents a stimulus payment of $ 200, but the legislation has yet to be passed, according to Fingerlakes1.com.
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