Homelessness is Avoidable.
We believe that helping a family avoid eviction is a moral obligation. Homelessness has far-reaching traumatic effects that can disrupt a child’s development, undermine a family’s stability, and continue to adversely affect an individual even after their homelessness has ended. We believe it is our responsibility to help keep our neighbors from experiencing this trauma whenever possible.
Preventing eviction is also economically prudent. It costs approximately $100,000 to shelter a family. We provide an average of $3,000 in rent arrears assistance to individuals and families. We believe that the financial investment is a small price to pay to help a family achieve stability and to save taxpayers millions of dollars each year.
We also provide additional forms of assistance on a case-by-case basis, including the first month rent on an apartment for families moving out of shelter, utilities, phone bills, Internet, and other necessities, and MetroCards for various types of appointments or employment/training opportunities.
Guests
HOW TO APPLY:
METROCARDS:
Contact: Roxanne, RDeLaTorre@xaviermission.org
Days of Operation: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Hours of Operation: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Location: 55 West 15th St. (between 5th & 6th Aves.)
RENT ASSISTANCE:
Our application is currently closed while we process all pending applications. Please keep an eye on this page for updates.
Nuestra solicitud está actualmente cerrada mientras procesamos todas las solicitudes pendientes. Esté atento a esta página para obtener actualizaciones.
FINANCIAL (NON-RENT) ASSISTANCE:
Our application is currently closed while we process all pending applications. Please keep an eye on this page for updates.
Nuestra solicitud está actualmente cerrada mientras procesamos todas las solicitudes pendientes. Esté atento a esta página para obtener actualizaciones.
Donors
Supporting the Financial Assistance Program is the way to make the biggest impact with your gift, not only in terms of an ROI, but on the lives of the families you save from eviction. This is truly a gift that will last a lifetime!
Absolutely! Please visit our Donation page for information about monetary donations.