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Financial Help Available

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:55:45 +0000

Scott Valley Salvation Army help available to those in need
Siskiyou Daily News
For rental assistance, a copy of the lease/rental agreement must be supplied. (No help is available for rental deposits.) • Anyone needing a food box must ...

Get Help Paying Utility Bill

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:06:44 +0000

Financial assistance available for low-income residents will help with cooling ...
GoDanRiver.com
State officials are offering financial assistance to help low-income residents stay safe and cool this summer. Gwendolyn Edwards, director of ...
The heat is on: DSS cuts aid for coolingCulpeper Star Exponent

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Utility Bill Assistance in Minneapolis

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:14 +0000

Minneapolis has thousands of dollars to help residents pay utility bills
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
So far this year, Community Action of Minneapolis has provided financial assistance through its Energy Assistance Program to help 14450 residents pay their ...

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Homelessness Prevention Grant

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:27:15 +0000

The Monroe County Housing Authority in Pennsylvania will be providing financial assistance to help households on the verge of homelessness remain in their homes pending financial improvement.

The homeless-prevention grant, funded through the federal economic stimulus package, can be used for temporary subsidy payments of rent, back utility bills or rent security deposits. Funds will be used to help those who have fallen on temporary hard times because of a job layoff or unexpected medical bill.

The program is likely to provide just partial funding. The housing authority will work with the family, while negotiating payment terms with landlords or utilities.

The program should begin in early January. Applications are available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the housing authority office, 1055 West Main St., Stroudsburg, across from Stroudsburg High School.

Residential Special Hardship Program

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:40:56 +0000

ComEd offers assistance programs to it’s customers. One of these is the “Residential Special Hardship Program”. This program provides a one-time grant of up to $1,000 for residential customers with household incomes at or below 400 percent of the poverty level ($84,800 for a family of four) that identify a hardship.

This can include medical hardship, military hardship, senior hardship, disability hardship, loss of employment, family crisis, property damage or victim of criminal activity. Applications are processed by Illinois Association of Community Action member agencies (IACAA) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP offices).

Here’s the list of agencies that you can contact in order to apply

Grants to Help After Foreclosure

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:35:14 +0000

If you are a homeowner in the City of Saint Paul or Dakota or Washington Counties that needs to move because of
foreclosure, you may qualify for a Re-Housing Grant to help you cover the cost of moving to alternative housing. The
location of the alternative housing does NOT have to be in these east metro areas. The maximum Re-Housing Grant
amount is $2,500.
Re-Housing Grants can be used to pay for:
· Moving expenses
· Security deposit
· Utilities (gas, electric, water)
· Up to half of the monthly rent for the first 3 months

These grants are first come, first serve so if you need assistance, don’t wait!

Go to the website for application information

Home Energy Assistance Program

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:41:42 +0000

The New Jersey Home Energy Assistance Program helps very low-income residents with their heating and cooling bills, and makes provisions for emergency heating system services and emergency fuel assistance within the Home Energy Assistance Program.

The application deadline this year is April 30, 2010.

Go to the website to review eligibility guidelines and get application

Assistance with Utilities

admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:51:58 +0000

The Energy Assistance Program (EAP) assists low-income Nevadans with the cost of home energy. Funding is provided from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) block grant through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and from Universal Energy Charge (UEC) monies distributed through the Nevada Fund for Energy Assistance and Conservation.

Eligible households will be awarded assistance once each program year. The benefit is based on the household’s gross income and annual energy use.

Get more information and application

Emergency Mortgage Assistance

admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:34:28 +0000

The Division of Family Assistance (DFA) provides Emergency Assistance (EA) in the form of payments to vendors for permanent housing for New Hampshire families that meet the eligibility requirements for Financial Assistance to Needy Families. EA payments can be applied to rent, mortgage and utility arrearages; rent and utility deposits; and fuel deliveries. EA payments allow families to obtain or retain safe and healthy housing.

Applicants for EA must be experiencing or threatened by one or more of the following:

homelessness;
termination of a utility; or
lack of heat, hot water or cooking fuel.

EA funds are meant to assist a family in resolving an emergency situation, after the family applies their own resources towards the situation. A family applying for EA must be without resources to meet an emergency situation, or the situation must require more resources than a family has available to resolve it.

Get more information and application

Emergency Financial Assistance in Chicago

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:00:34 +0000

The Emergency Fund provides immediate financial assistance to help low income Chicago area individuals and families through a crisis or transition. Those qualified for the Financial Assistance Program can receive help in two ways:

Crisis Solution Grants are designed with the short-term needs faced by the working poor in mind. Transportation passes, food vouchers, eye glasses, prescription medicine, and clothing are examples of the many uses of Crisis Solution Grants. Families can receive up to $300 in assistance, once per year. Payments are made directly to landlords, utility companies, or other service providers on behalf of the client.

Self-Sufficiency Grants assist families with rent, utilities, and basic necessities while the head of household completes an employment program. Families may receive assistance multiple times within a period of several months, with a limit of $2,500 per year. Self-Sufficiency Grants have been used to support families while the father completed a job-training program, to support a single woman as she worked towards getting her medical degree certified in the U.S, and more.

Visit the website to learn more!