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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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.

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METROCARDS:

MetroCards are no longer available.

RENT ASSISTANCE/AYUDA PARA EL ALQUILER

Eligibility Criteria:

  • You must live in the five boroughs of NYC.
  • You must owe back rent. We do not pay for ongoing or future rent.
  • You must be able to provide supporting information for the hardship that caused you to fall behind on your rent.
  • You must be able to pay your rent going forward.

Application Process:

  • Our application is open for the first five days of every month OR until we reach our application limit. After that, the application will close and we will take the rest of the month to review and respond to applicants.
  • It may take up to two weeks to receive a reply. We ask that you not reach out for an update until two weeks have passed.
  • If you have a Marshal’s Notice with an eviction date within the next three weeks, and our application is already closed, please email Christine at cwilliams@xaviermission.org.
  • If you do not have a Marshal’s Notice, please wait until the next month to apply.

Criterios de Elegibilidad:

  • Debe vivir en los cinco distritos de la Ciudad de Nueva York. 
  • Debe tener deudas de alquiler atrasadas. No pagamos alquileres actuales ni futuros.
  • Debe poder proporcionar información que justifique las dificultades que lo llevaron a atrasarse en el pago del alquiler.
  • Debe poder pagar el alquiler en el futuro.

Para Solicitar:

  • Nuestra solicitud estará abierta los primeros cinco días de cada mes O hasta que alcancemos nuestro límite de solicitudes. Después de esa fecha, se cerrará y nos tomaremos el resto del mes para revisar y responder las solicitudes.
  • Es posible que la respuesta tarde hasta dos semanas. Le rogamos que no solicite información sobre el estado de su solicitud hasta que hayan transcurrido esas dos semanas.
  • Si tiene una Notificación del Alguacil con una fecha de desalojo dentro de las próximas tres semanas, y nuestra solicitud ya está cerrada, por favor envíe un correo electrónico a Christine a cwilliams@xaviermission.org.
  • Si no tiene una Notificación del Alguacil, por favor espere hasta el próximo mes para presentar su solicitud.

FINANCIAL (NON-RENT) ASSISTANCE/ASISTENCIA FINANCIERA (NO RENTA):

Eligibility Criteria:

  • You must live in the five boroughs of NYC.

Application Process:

  • Our application will be open for the first five days of every month OR until we reach our application limit. After that, the application will close and we will take the rest of the month to review and respond to applications.
  • It may take up to two weeks to receive a reply. We ask that you not reach out for an update until two weeks have passed.

Criterios de Elegibilidad:

  • Debe vivir en los cinco distritos de la Ciudad de Nueva York.

Para Solicitar:

  • Nuestra solicitud estará abierta los primeros cinco días de cada mes O hasta que alcancemos nuestro límite de solicitudes. Después de esa fecha, se cerrará y nos tomaremos el resto del mes para revisar y responder las solicitudes.
  • Es posible que la respuesta tarde hasta dos semanas. Le rogamos que no solicite información sobre el estado de su solicitud hasta que hayan transcurrido esas dos semanas.
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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!

Can I make a monetary donation to the Financial Assistance Program?

Absolutely! Please visit our Donation page for information about monetary donations.

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