Families living in the City of Doral will soon be able to apply for financial help to cover past‑due bills.

Starting Dec. 1, residents can apply online for an emergency hardship grant worth up to $3,000.

City officials stress this is not a loan – it's a grant – and applications will be accepted for 10 days each month until funds run out.

Unexpected costs leave residents struggling

One resident explained how her water heater broke over the weekend, forcing her to hire someone to fix it. That expense left her unable to pay other bills. "I haven't been able to pay the association fee because now I don't have the money to do it," she said.

She plans to apply for the grant and calls the program "excellent."

Program created by city this year

Doral Vice Mayor Maureen Porras said the city a

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