A Fort Worth nonprofit will replace Tarrant County’s rental and utility assistance department, which commissioners voted to close this summer.

Tarrant County commissioners unanimously approved a $2.3 million contract Tuesday with Center for Transforming Lives , a nonprofit that works to help people climb out of poverty.

This is a natural extension of what the Center already does, CEO Carol Klocek told KERA News. It works with families experiencing homelessness, and it administered rental assistance during COVID.

"The long experience that we have with our homeless families, and then that during that COVID period, really gave us the confidence that we could accept applications, screen families quickly, get the rent assistance in the hands of the people who need it," Klocek said.

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