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Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA)

Offers an Emergency Shelter Allowance, ESA, to help a homeless or near homeless family/individual to stop eviction from your home/apartment or foreclosure of your house, find a long-term place to live and/or find a short-term place to stay.

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Physical Address

33 Westminster Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013

Hours

Monday through Friday, 7:45am to 5:00pm

Application process

Call, walk in, visit website

Fee

Services free of charge

Eligibility

Must meet all income, resource, and non-financial guidelines. The ESA payment amount, up to $400, depends on your needs, situation, and emergency.

Service area

Cumberland, PA

Agency info

Pennsylvania Department of Human Service - South Central Counties

Assists Pennsylvanians in leading safe, healthy, and productive lives through equitable, trauma-informed, and outcome-focused services while being an accountable steward of commonwealth resources.