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
METROCARDS:
Contact/Contactor con: Christine Williams
cwilliams@xaviermission.org
347-469-0383
Response within three business days/Respuesta en tres días hábiles.
RENT ASSISTANCE/AYUDA PARA EL ALQUILER:
Eligibility Criteria:
- You must live in the five boroughs of NYC. Very limited support may be available for the surrounding counties, but not for out of state applicants.
- 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.
To Apply:
- Our application will be open for the first five days of every month. After that, the application will close and we will take the rest of the month to review and respond to applications.
- If you have an eviction date that is set to occur within the next three weeks, and our application is already closed, please email Christine at cwilliams@xaviermission.org.
- If you do not have an imminent eviction, please wait until the next month to apply.
Criterios de Elegibilidad:
- Debe vivir en los cinco distritos de la Ciudad de Nueva York. Es posible que haya apoyo limitado disponible para los condados circundantes, pero no para solicitantes de otros estados.
- 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. Después de esa fecha, se cerrará y nos tomaremos el resto del mes para revisar y responder las solicitudes.
- Si tiene una fecha de desalojo programada para las próximas tres semanas y nuestra solicitud ya está cerrada, envíe un correo electrónico a Christine a cwilliams@xaviermission.org.
- Si no tiene un desalojo inminente, espere hasta el próximo mes para solicitar.
FINANCIAL (NON-RENT) ASSISTANCE/ASISTENCIA FINANCIERA (NO RENTA):
Eligibility Criteria:
- You must live in the five boroughs of NYC. Very limited support may be available for the surrounding counties, but not out of state.
To Apply:
- Our application will be open for the first five days of every month. After that, the application will close and we will take the rest of the month to review and respond to applications.
Criterios de Elegibilidad:
- Debe vivir en los cinco distritos de la Ciudad de Nueva York. Es posible que haya apoyo limitado disponible para los condados circundantes, pero no para solicitantes de otros estados.
Para Solicitar:
- Nuestra solicitud estará abierta los primeros cinco días de cada mes. Después de esa fecha, se cerrará y nos tomaremos el resto del mes para revisar y responder las solicitudes.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Determination is made on a case-by-case basis.
- Walk-in appointments cannot be accommodated.
- If you cannot complete the application on your phone or a computer, please call 347-469-0383.
Please see FAQs for more details.
INFORMACIÓN ADICIONAL:
- La decisión se toma caso por caso.
- No se pueden realizar citas sin cita previa.
- Si no puede completar la solicitud en su teléfono o computadora, llame al 347-469-0383.
Consulte las preguntas frecuentes para obtener más detalles.
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.