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Financial Assistance
Programs—
Rent/Mortgage/Utility Assistance
ACHA provides financial assistance for
rent/mortgage and/or utility assistance for county residents. Each
household that receives assistance is also provided with counseling
through ACHA’s Housing Counseling department.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Applicants for the assistance programs are
interviewed to determine their needs, reason(s) for default, and any
barriers that would prevent them from
meeting future obligations. Counselors assist the clients in
preparing budgets and advocates on clients' behalf with landlords or mortgage companies or with the public utility company.
WHAT IF I AM NOT ELIGIBLE?
Applicants not eligible for funding programs are referred to other
agencies.
Rent/Mortgage Assistance
Guidelines
General rent/mortgage assistance program
eligibility requires that the applicant be at risk of becoming
homeless due to delinquency on their rent or mortgage payment
through no fault of their own and must have exhausted all other
available resources.
The applicant must be a resident of
Adams County and have lived in their unit for a minimum of 6 months. In addition,
the applicant must be responsible for the rent/mortgage of the housing unit where
the assistance is to be paid.
The applicant must have a current
source of income and have a reasonable plan and budget in place to
show an ability to meet future obligations.
HOW IS THIS PROGRAM FUNDED?
The assistance is funded through
several grants and/or foundations awards each year. The amount
available each year is dependent upon the grant awards
received.
WHAT ARE THE CURRENT FUNDING SOURCES FOR THIS PROGRAM?
•Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC) –
Utility Assistance
•Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) –
Rental/Mortgage Assistance
•Emergency Food & Shelter Program
(EFSP) – Rental/Mortgage Assistance
•Colorado Tax Check Off -HPAP –
Rental/Mortgage Assistance
•Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families (TANF) – Rental/Mortgage Assistance
Each funding program has specific eligibility requirements that may slightly
differ from the general guidelines described above.
For more information on eligibility and application procedures, please
contact the main office at 303-227-2075.
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