Catholic Charities Agencies advocates for policies that increase families' access to safe, affordable housing, and that end homelessness. We work to prevent homelessness by providing financial assistance for rent, mortgage or utility payments; and by helping to resolve issues that may lead to homelessness. In particular, we call for the protection ...
The Basic Needs Program at MCSM provides emergency concrete needs in the form of free food and supplies of diapers and other newborn essentials. The Basic Needs Program is a conduit for individual donors and other programs (from faith communities as well as local colleges and universities) to help families in need receive gifts, winter clothing and...
The Community Resources and Advocacy (CR&A) Program provides a range of direct client services to help people with low-income access the resources they need. Financial assistance may be available through CR&A for qualified households who need help paying for rent, heat, metered utilities, and move-in expenses. CR&A's Resource Advocates can help cli...
The Montachusett Opportunity Council, Inc. (MOC) sometimes has limited funding available to families who are in need of supplemental fuel and/or rent assistance after they have exhausted all of their federally funded Fuel Assistance Benefits. To qualify, you must have applied for, received, and exhausted all Fuel Assistance Benefits. You must also...
The Interfaith Council's Homeless Prevention Fund helps people facing eviction or needing help moving into a new place. May include financial help.The Interfaith Council of Franklin County's Housing Assistance Committee has established the Homelessness Prevention Fund Referral Program for residents of Franklin County. Are you facing eviction? Do yo...
The Interfaith Council's Homeless Prevention Fund helps people facing eviction or needing help moving into a new place. May include financial help.ServiceNet, association with The Interfaith Council of Franklin County's Housing Assistance Committee, is partnering to administer the Homelessness Prevention Fund Referral Program for residents of Frank...
The Interfaith Council's Homeless Prevention Fund helps people facing eviction or needing help moving into a new place. May include financial help.The Salvation Army, in association with The Interfaith Council of Franklin County's Housing Assistance Committee, is partnering to administer the Homelessness Prevention Fund Referral Program for residen...
The Interfaith Council's Homeless Prevention Fund helps people facing eviction or needing help moving into a new place. May include financial help.Montague Catholic Social Ministries, in association with The Interfaith Council of Franklin County's Housing Assistance Committee, is partnering to administer the Homelessness Prevention Fund Referral Pr...
The Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) permanently improves the lives of low-income families and individuals by offering both tenant- and project-based rental subsidies. The tenant-based voucher, which is known as Mobile, is assigned to the Participant and is valid for any housing unit that meets the standards of the state sanitary code. P...
Provides housing assistance and case management and referrals for food, benefits applications, fuel assistance, jobs, and other services.The Catholic Charities Office of Social Services provides a wide range of services to individuals and families in need of assistance. Each person is given individual attention at the intake process. Evaluation, as...
Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) provides short-term, flexible financial assistance to low-income families who are homeless or at risk of being displaced or forced to leave their homes due to COVID-19 employment loss.Both the RAFT and the Emergency Rental & Mortgage Assistance (ERMA) programs can provide eligible households ...
The state-funded RAFT (Residential Assistance for Families in Transition) and ERMA (Emergency Rental & Mortgage Assistance) programs provides short-term, flexible financial assistance to low-income families or individuals who are homeless or at risk of being displaced or forced to leave their homes. Funds are available for eligible households or in...
Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) provides short-term, flexible financial assistance to low-income families who are homeless or at risk of being displaced or forced to leave their homes due to COVID-19 employment loss.Both the RAFT and the Emergency Rental & Mortgage Assistance (ERMA) programs can provide eligible households ...
Way Finders, the regional Housing Consumer Education Center (HCEC) for Hampden and Hampshire counties, administers the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT), a short-term, flexible financial assistance to low-income families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. RAFT, Emergency Rental and Mortgage Assistance (ERMA), a...
Provides assistance with back rent after a 14 day notice to quit is received.
Catholic Charities offers rental / housing assistance for low income families and individuals including prevention, diversion and rapid rehousing funds for the homeless or those imminently facing homelessness. Evaluation, case management and additional related services are also available.
The George Davenport Trust Fund provides temporary financial assistance (including for rent payment assistance) on a case-by-case basis.
The Helping Hand Society provides emergency financial assistance to residents of Easthampton for expenses such as utilities, rent, medical expenses, and food.
The Susan Bridgman Fund provides one time financial assistance for low income Belchertown residents to help with such expenses as rental deposit, utility bill, or other necessities.
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