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Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Northwestern County Assistance Offices - Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA)

Provides an Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA) to help individuals/families who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming unhoused, to:
  • Stop eviction or foreclosure
  • Find a long-term place to live
  • Find a short-term place to stay
  • What's Here

    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Southwestern County Assistance Offices - Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA)

    Provides an Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA) to help individuals/families who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming unhoused, to: Stop eviction or foreclosure Find a long-term place to live Find a short-term place to stay

    What's Here

    Rent Payment Assistance
    Mortgage Payment Assistance

    Central Pennsylvania Community Action - Housing Assistance Program

    Provides assistance for those at risk of becoming homeless through rental, utility and mortgage assistance. Requires sustainable income to maintain rental/utilities/mortgage.

    What's Here

    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
    Water Service Payment Assistance
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
    Sewer Service Payment Assistance
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance

    Veterans Multi-Service Center - Supportive Services for Veteran Families

    Provides eligible veteran households with outreach, assessment, case management, advocacy and assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits, which may include housing counseling, legal support, credit repair, financial planning services, and time-limited, temporary financial assistance.

    What's Here

    Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
    Case/Care Management
    Outreach Programs
    Families of Veterans
    Job Finding Assistance
    General Legal Aid
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Disability Benefits
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Veterans
    General Clothing Provision
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Credit Counseling
    General Benefits and Services Assistance
    Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Veteran Benefits Assistance
    Homeless Veterans
    Specialized Information and Referral
    Personal Financial Counseling
    Legal Counseling
    Rapid Re-Housing Programs
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - NEPA Counties - 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; find a short-term place to stay.

    What's Here

    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Homelessness Prevention Programs

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Southwestern County Assistance Offices - Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA)

    Provides an Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA) to help individuals/families who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming unhoused, to: Stop eviction or foreclosure Find a long-term place to live Find a short-term place to stay

    What's Here

    Rent Payment Assistance
    Mortgage Payment Assistance

    PathStone Corporation - Emergency Food and Shelter

    Serves one-time emergency needs such as nutritional assistance, emergency shelter, first month rental assistance, rent in arrears assistance, mortgage assistance, and utilities in arrears assistance.

    What's Here

    Seasonal Workers
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Nutrition Education

    Veterans Multi-Service Center - Supportive Services for Veteran Families

    Provides eligible veteran households with outreach, assessment, case management, advocacy and assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits, which may include housing counseling, legal support, credit repair, financial planning services, and time-limited, temporary financial assistance.

    What's Here

    Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
    Case/Care Management
    Outreach Programs
    Families of Veterans
    Job Finding Assistance
    General Legal Aid
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Disability Benefits
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Veterans
    General Clothing Provision
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Credit Counseling
    General Benefits and Services Assistance
    Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Veteran Benefits Assistance
    Homeless Veterans
    Specialized Information and Referral
    Personal Financial Counseling
    Legal Counseling
    Rapid Re-Housing Programs
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - NEPA Counties - 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; find a short-term place to stay.

    What's Here

    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Rent Payment Assistance

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - NEPA Counties - Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA)

    Provides an emergency shelter allowance to stop eviction from home/apartment or foreclosure to house. May also help find a long-term or short-term place to live, if necessary. Amount of the one time payment depends on needs, situation, and emergency.

    What's Here

    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - NEPA Counties - 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; find a short-term place to stay.

    What's Here

    Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Mortgage Payment Assistance

    Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO) - Mortgage Assistance

    Assists with mortgage delinquency and default resolution. CEO, working in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Court of Common Pleas Foreclosure Diversionary Program, assists homeowners who are having difficulties paying their mortgage.

    What's Here

    Mortgage Payment Assistance

    Eagles Fly for Leukemia - Family Support Fund

    Helps families of children with cancer cope with the extraordinary costs associated with these illnesses.

    What's Here

    Cancer
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance
    General Medical Equipment/Supplies Provision
    Water Service Payment Assistance
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Medical Care Expense Assistance
    Automobile Payment Assistance

    Bringing Hope Home - Light of Hope Family Grant Program

    Provides financial assistance to those with cancer and their families.

    What's Here

    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Utility Disconnection Protection
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Water Service Payment Assistance
    Cancer
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Sewer Service Payment Assistance
    Electric Service Payment Assistance

    USA Cares - USA Cares

    Provides financial and advocacy assistance to post 9/11 active duty US military service personnel, veterans and their families. Assists all branches of service and all ranks and components. Financial assistance is not given directly to service members or their families; instead, payments are made to mortgage lenders, utility companies, and other vendors.

    What's Here

    Utility Deposit Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Mental Health Evaluation
    Job Finding Assistance
    Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
    Water Service Payment Assistance
    Financial Assessment Tools
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Child Care Expense Assistance
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Veteran Employment Programs

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Northwestern County Assistance Offices - Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA)

    Provides an Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA) to help individuals/families who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming unhoused, to:
  • Stop eviction or foreclosure
  • Find a long-term place to live
  • Find a short-term place to stay
  • What's Here

    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance

    North Hills Community Outreach - Utility and Rental Assistance Program

    Provides direct assistance with utility bills for individuals and families. Also acts as a screening agency and offers assistance with the applications for Dollar Energy Fund, Peoples Gas CAP Program, and LIHEAP. Also offers modest grants to assist with rent, security deposits, and mortgages.

    What's Here

    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Internet Service Payment Assistance
    Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Water Service Payment Assistance
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Sewer Service Payment Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Telephone Service Payment Assistance
    Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
    Utility Deposit Assistance

    Centre County Human Services- Office of Adult Services - Rental and Mortgage Assistance Program (RAP)

    Provides financial assistance for a one-time rent payment, security deposit, and/or mortgage payment to resolve arrearages or move into another unit due to homelessness. Funding is limited and available on a first come first serve basis.

    What's Here

    Rent Payment Assistance
    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Mortgage Payment Assistance

    Veterans Multi-Service Center - Supportive Services for Veteran Families

    Provides eligible veteran households with outreach, assessment, case management, advocacy and assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits, which may include housing counseling, legal support, credit repair, financial planning services, and time-limited, temporary financial assistance.

    What's Here

    Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
    Case/Care Management
    Outreach Programs
    Families of Veterans
    Job Finding Assistance
    General Legal Aid
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Disability Benefits
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Veterans
    General Clothing Provision
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Credit Counseling
    General Benefits and Services Assistance
    Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Veteran Benefits Assistance
    Homeless Veterans
    Specialized Information and Referral
    Personal Financial Counseling
    Legal Counseling
    Rapid Re-Housing Programs
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

    Schuylkill Community Action - Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP)

    Assists homeowners in Schuylkill County facing foreclosure due to temporary financial hardship. As a certified housing counseling agency by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA), SCA helps homeowners who have received an Act 91 Notice (Notice of Intent to Foreclose) apply for emergency mortgage assistance. This program provides financial support to help homeowners resume mortgage payments and avoid foreclosure.

    What's Here

    Foreclosure Prevention Loan Modification/Refinancing Programs
    Mortgage Payment Assistance

    Kennett Area Community Service - Emergency Financial Assistance for Housing and Utilities

    Offers emergency assistance for individuals and families who are in need of help with rent/mortgage to prevent eviction or utilities/heating fuel. Utilities include electricity, oil, gas, coal, firewood, sewer and water. The maximum amount of each assistance payment is one month's utility usage, one minimum delivery of oil/coal/firewood, one month's rent or one mortgage payment.

    What's Here

    Rent Payment Assistance
    Water Service Payment Assistance
    Sewer Service Payment Assistance
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Gas Service Payment Assistance

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Southwestern County Assistance Offices - Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA)

    Provides an Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA) to help individuals/families who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming unhoused, to: Stop eviction or foreclosure Find a long-term place to live Find a short-term place to stay

    What's Here

    Rent Payment Assistance
    Mortgage Payment Assistance

    Schuylkill Community Action - Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program

    Assists homeowners facing foreclosure. Provides early court intervention for owner-occupied residential mortgage cases, helping homeowners explore options to retain their properties or, if necessary, allow lenders to proceed to Sheriff Sale. SCA counselors provide skilled support and representation, assisting homeowners in negotiating repayment terms, loan modifications, and other solutions to resolve mortgage defaults. In partnership with the Court of Common Pleas – 21st Judicial District and the Schuylkill County Bar Association.

    What's Here

    Foreclosure Prevention Loan Modification/Refinancing Programs
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Southwestern County Assistance Offices - Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA)

    Provides an Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA) to help individuals/families who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming unhoused, to: Stop eviction or foreclosure Find a long-term place to live Find a short-term place to stay

    What's Here

    Rent Payment Assistance
    Mortgage Payment Assistance

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Southeastern County Assistance Offices - Emergency Shelter Allowance

    Provides an Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA) up to $400 to help individuals/families who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming unhoused, to: A) Stop eviction or foreclosure B) Find a long-term place to live C) Find a short-term place to stay

    What's Here

    Rent Payment Assistance
    Mortgage Payment Assistance