Legislative Highlights
Update on Legislature and Budget Process:
HB951
Redistricting:
Welcome Our New Legislative Assistant, Nathaniel!
Welcome Nathaniel Jacobs as our new Legislative Assistant! Nathaniel is a member of The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and is graduating The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the spring. At UNC, he is studying Political Science and American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Additionally,
Nathaniel has called Southeastern North Carolina home his whole life, having community ties to Robeson, Sampson, and Cumberland Counties. His family
has lived in the Grays Creek community for the past few years and he is deeply passionate about helping serve his fellow neighbors of District 19.
Feel free to reach out by emailing him at devierela@ncleg.gov
In The Community
Above: Senator deViere presents NAACP President, Jimmy Buxton with The Order of The Long Leaf Pine Award
Above: Senator deViere had the honor to speak at the Fire Fighter Emergency Worker Memorial. His son Greyson also joined him.
Above: Senator deViere attended a legislative tour of SpanSet Inc. in Sanford, NC with other legislators as they recognized National Manufacturing Day
Above: Senator deViere and his wife Jenny supporting The Child Advocacy Center at their Masquerade Ball
Above: Senator deViere attends Fayetteville State University’s Chancellor Darrell T. Allison’s special event announcing the $5 Million debt free acquisition
of The Bronco Square Shopping Mall
Available Resources
Fayetteville/Cumberland Rental Assistance Program (RAP):
Eligible residents of Fayetteville and Cumberland County can apply for rent and utility aid through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (RAP). The RAP will help cover past, current or upcoming rent or utility payments for households experiencing economic constraints from the COVID-19 pandemic.
To be eligible, a household must be obligated to pay rent on a residential dwelling and meet the following criteria:
- Resident of the City of Fayetteville or Cumberland County, North Carolina;
- One or more individuals within the household has qualified for unemployment benefits or experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to the COVID-19 pandemic; One or more individuals within the household can demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability; and
- Household income is at or below 80% of the Area Median Income. Please note that households with an income at or below 50% will be prioritized during the first 30 days of the program to ensure funding is made available to our most vulnerable populations. Households not in this priority group are still encouraged to apply at this time and should be aware of potential delays in application review and processing.
Landlords may begin an application and invite tenants to request assistance for rental arrears.
Click here for more information and application
New Broadband Affordability Program
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that provides a
temporary discount on monthly broadband bills for qualifying low-income households.
If your household is eligible, you can receive:
- Up to a $50/month discount on your broadband service and
associated equipment rentals - Up to a $75/month discount if your household is on qualifying
Tribal lands - A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop
computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than
$50) - Only one monthly service discount and one device discount is allowed
per household.
Click here for more information and application
Legislative Update
- Click here for all introduced or sponsored bills.
- Click here to view voting record.
- Click here to view committees.