Emergency Housing

Emergency housing helps prevent homelessness

Community Connection’s Emergency Housing programs provide rent, motel, utility, and security deposit assistance. The goals of this program are to prevent evictions and utility shut-offs, to establish permanent housing, and to provide emergency lodging.

Please note that assistance is usually limited to one time a year per household. Funding is limited and we are not able to serve everyone who applies. In all cases, payment are issued directly to the landlord or shelter.

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If your need is immediate, we recommend calling instead of filling out an online inquiry form.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens after you’ve applied?

For immediate emergency housing, your self-sufficiency coordinator will provide you with a voucher to one of our participating local hotels or motels.

For rental assistance, your self-sufficiency coordinator will contact you, Monday thru Friday, between 9am and 4pm. Depending on the volume of applications, it could be up to 30 days after applying before we contact you. If your contact information changes, it is your responsibility to call and update us with your new information. If the self-sufficiency coordinator is unable to reach you after several attempts, you may lose your spot in line and be required to reapply.

What documents do you need when you apply?

  • Information for all household members, including, but not limited to: name, date of birth, and social security number
  • Official ID for all household members 18 and over
  • Signed Social Security card
  • Third-party homeless certification
  • Copies of your rental agreement and eviction notice, if you have one
  • Proof of income for the last 30 days for all household members 18 and over
If you apply without all required documentations, you will be asked to provide the required documents before your application can be processed.

Who qualifies for Emergency Housing?

Household must be homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. Verification of homelessness includes the following:

  • Persons living on the street or in short-term emergency housing
  • Persons coming from transitional housing for homeless persons
  • Persons being evicted from a private dwelling
  • Persons being discharged from a longer stay in an institution
  • Persons fleeing domestic violence