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Provides rent arrearage payment assistance to prevent eviction.

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Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Assists with the transition from homelessness through the PATH program. Provides rental assistance, including one month of back rent to prevent eviction. Offers security deposit assistance for a new residence. PATH cannot assist with payment if more than one month of back rent is owed.
Provides emergency assistance for families with children who are in school. Examples of assistance include rent, doctor appointments, dental needs, utilities and transportation.

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Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Local Bus Fare
Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
Cable Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Internet Service Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Telephone Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
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
Provides housing stabilization services including credit and budget counseling; foreclosure prevention counseling; eviction prevention through payment assistance when funds are available and landlord-tenant mediation; and first-time home buyers education and counseling.

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Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Personal Financial Counseling
Rent Payment Assistance
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
  • Contingency funds are financial supports used to assist with rents, security deposits, household items and some unique needs, such as arrears and utilities. Funds are capped at $1,000.00. Potential clients need to make a prior appointment before coming to the office.

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    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Household Goods Vouchers
    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Provides financial assistance for rent and mortgages.

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    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Helps 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. Provides a one-time payment up to $400 to prevent eviction or $100-$300 to obtain temporary or permanent shelter. There is no monthly rental assistance or subsidy available. Need must be the result of an emergency such as eviction, living in hazardous conditions, homeless or near homeless. If more funds are owed than CAO can offer are required to prevent or resolve the emergency, the applicant must have another way to pay the remainder due. The individual or family must have sufficient income to afford future rent. Items are verified with landlord/employer, etc.

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    Rent Payment Assistance
    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Provides case by case assistance with rental payments in an emergency.

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    Rent Payment Assistance
    Provides reentry supportive services for families impacted by the criminal justice system. Offers services that include housing assistance, mentoring, case management, referral services, food, clothing, educational support, employment assistance, photo identification cards, driver's licenses, and bus passes for employment.

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    Transitional Housing/Shelter
    Mentoring Programs
    Driver Licenses
    Employment Related Transportation
    Ex-Offender Halfway Houses
    Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Job Finding Assistance
    Local Bus Fare
    Ex-Offender Reentry Programs
    General Clothing Provision
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Intensive Family Reunification Services
    Food Pantries
    Ex-Offender Counseling
    Identification Cards
    Provides emergency assistance for individuals and families in crisis seeking assistance for such things as food, clothing, shelter, rent, household utility expenses and similar miscellaneous living needs. Referrals made for assistance not offered at facility. May also offer seasonal assistance, such as Back-to-School and Project Bundle-Up where funds are available. Call for holiday programs (toys and food).

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    Food Pantries
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    General Clothing Provision
    COVID-19 Control
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Water Service Payment Assistance
    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
    Program is designed for people with dependent children (or a pregnant women) who have a break in employment or other income for some reason, i.e. layoff, waiting for Unemployment to start, waiting for another job to start (an interruption in income, rather than no income to support self or family). This program eliminates the need to go on public assistance or TANF on an ongoing basis. The applicant must have a self-supporting income within the past 90 days of application and must be expecting income that would eliminate the need for ongoing TANF. This is a one-time payment program to bridge a gap in income. Payment is usually around $600-$1500 depending on household size and financial responsibilities.

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    Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Provides Coordinated Entry for domestic violence assessment, homelessness or housing crisis.

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    Sexual Assault Hotlines
    Domestic Violence Shelters
    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Domestic Violence Hotlines
    Housing Related Coordinated Entry
    Volunteer Opportunities
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
    Provides assistance for those at risk of becoming homeless through rental, utility and mortgage assistance. Requires sustainable income to maintain rental/utilities/mortgage.

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    Mortgage Payment Assistance
    Sewer Service Payment Assistance
    Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
    Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
    Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Water Service Payment Assistance
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Provides emergency assistance such as help with emergency food, rent and utilities on a case by case basis contingent upon available funds. Also makes referrals to other county agencies and programs.

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    Rent Payment Assistance
    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Food Pantries
    Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
    Water Service Payment Assistance
    Provides housing and homelessness case management services to clients 60+ in Chester County. Our Information & Assistance department helps with applications for Snap, LIHEAP, Medicaid applications, senior housing applications, property & rent rebates, as well as information and referral to other agencies.

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    Rent Payment Assistance
    Older Adults
    Case/Care Management
    Senior Housing Information and Referral
    Provides affordable rental housing and technical assistance.

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    Rapid Re-Housing Programs
    Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Provides rental assistance to eligible individuals experiencing a housing crisis.
    Provides 14 agencies under one roof providing an array of services and supports, including mental health and drug and alcohol counseling, a food pantry, and other agencies that serve families, seniors, and veterans.

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    Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
    Specialized Information and Referral
    General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
    Food Pantries
    Veteran Benefits Assistance
    Substance Use Disorder Counseling
    Food Stamps/SNAP
    Rent Payment Assistance
    General Benefits Assistance
    Provides housing stabilization services including credit and budget counseling; foreclosure prevention counseling; eviction prevention through payment assistance when funds are available and landlord-tenant mediation; and first-time home buyers education and counseling.

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    Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
    Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
    Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
    Personal Financial Counseling
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Provides one-time assistance emergency and preventative assistance. Services include rental assistance and move in assistance; and prevention of shut-offs for electrical, water, sewer, gas and other utilities; assistance with automobile insurance and payments; and ride share apps.

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    Electric Service Payment Assistance
    Water Service Payment Assistance
    Automobile Payment Assistance
    Gas Service Payment Assistance
    Automobile Insurance Payment Assistance
    Rent Payment Assistance
    Ride App Services
    Rental Deposit Assistance
    Offers assistance with rent or to stop an eviction from occurring.

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    Rent Payment Assistance
    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.