Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
The ESG is broken down into two sections: Rapid Re-housing and Homelessness Prevention. This program provides rental assistance for eligible individuals/families when facing eviction and provides rapid re-housing for individuals/families who are literally homeless. This program runs on an 18-month cycle with renewals.
Physical Address
216 North 2nd Street, Mc Connellsburg, PA 17233
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Voice
Application process
Call for information
Fee
Call for more details.
Eligibility
For homelessness prevention, family or individual must be under 30% of the annual median income, eviction must be within 14 days of the issued date, and/or a utility shut off notice. For rapid re-housing, income does not apply and the family or individual must be considered literally homeless.
Service area
Blair, PA
Agency info
Center for Community Action
Center for Community Action, as part of the national Community Action network, also shares the national goals developed by the Office of Community Services related to families and communities: - Helping low-income people become more self-sufficient. - Improving the conditions in which low-income people live. - Helping low income people own a stake in their community. - Creating and maintaining partnerships among supporters and providers of services to low-income people. - Increase agency capacity to achieve results. - Strengthen family and other supportive systems in low-income people's lives, especially vulnerable populations so they achieve their full potential. Throughout the central-western PA area, CCA offers the following human services: Child Care Information Services, Employment Advancement and Retention Network and Work Ready, Emergency Food and Shelter, Financial Literacy Workshops, Human Services Development Fund, GED/HiSet Preparation, HiSet testing, Pre-Employment Transitional Services,