The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act can help provide school stability for your child if you do not have a permanent home and are:
Staying with friends or family because you lost housing
Living in a shelter, including transitional programs
Staying in motels because you cannot get your own home
Living on the streets, in a car, can, tent, or other nonpermanent structure
Please contact Interboro's Homeless Liaison - Rachel Lambert, Rachel.lambert@interborosd.org, 610-461-6700 x1140 or your building social worker for assistance if you meet the criteria above. Click here for more information from the district webpage.
Click here for more information about the DELCO Emergency Rental Assistance (DELCO ERA) grant program. This helps renters who suffered disruption and loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic with assistance with rent and utilities.
DELCO ERA will pay up to 12 months for past due rent and your largest past-due utility bill. For verified Priority 1 applications, up to three (3) months of future rent and utility may be paid totaling up to 15 months of assistance. Past due rent can go as far back as April 1, 2020. For more information, call 484-729-4200.
Click here for resources and information from the Homeless Services Coalition (HSC) which works to prevent homelessness, provide rapid rehousing, and wraparound services for housing stability and self-sufficiency.
Click here for information about the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, which works to provide affordable homeownership and rental apartment options for older adults, low- and moderate-income families, and people with special housing needs.
Click here for information about CAA's housing programs, including rent and utility assistance for those impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown.
Click here for an up-to-date list of shelters in Delaware County. Click here for the guide to all homeless services in Delco.
Click here for information about CityTeam's programs.
Click here to apply for rental assistance through DCHA.
Click here for resources to reduce debt, improve credit, manage your home, and avoid foreclosure.
Click here for information about PathWays housing programs.
Click here for information from the state website about housing.
Click here for information about LIHEAP. The application opens early November.