Pennsylvania Department of Human Service - South Central Counties - Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA)

100 Centre Drive, New Bloomfield, PA 17068

Eligibility

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

Hours

Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm

(717) 582-2127

Voice

Websitehttps://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/Housing-Resources.aspx

Application process

Call, walk in, visit website

Fees

Services free of charge

Service area

Adams, PA Juniata, PA Perry, PA

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.

What's Here

Rent Payment Assistance

Providing organization

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.