VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) - There's relief and encouragement Friday over the deal to re-open our nation's government for the next three weeks.
But what if all this happens again in three weeks?
People in public housing are still living with a cloud of uncertainty. Funding doesn't appear or disappear in a day.
"There is always a brighter side to everything like as far as this situation goes, there is a brighter side," said Marquis Thomas, Valdosta public housing resident.
Valdosta Housing Authority works and receives money from both HUD and the federal government to run public housing in the city.
The shutdown gave people living in public housing a scare. One resident said she would have had nowhere to go if funding stopped.
"Being homeless with my five kids and not having a job. I just had a baby not even a month ago. I can't work right now, so we would be on the streets," said Shawntanetee Carter, Valdosta public housing resident.
It's possible during an extended shutdown that VAU would no longer have funding from the federal government, but Executive Director Mark Stalvey said they would still be able to keep financing public housing in Valdosta for months after that.
"We just want our folks to know that everything is good," said Stalvey. "We are secure with funding at a minimum through the end of February, but we also have reserve accounts that will fund us even longer than that."
Even with this three-week reprieve, there's still cause for concern. However, the housing authority is confident that all will work out.
Now that the government is back open, a lot of people are wondering when they'll receive their money from the past three weeks.
Stalvey said the housing authority is not sure yet when they will receive new funds from HUD.
