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Provides financial support for adults with developmental disabilities to afford safe and decent housing. Funds can be used to purchase new or used items to set up a household or to pay toward the rent.
* Provides assistance to families in need. Services include:
  • Referral to community and government services
  • Rent assistance
  • Transportation related expense assistance
  • Utility/Heat assistance

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Rent Payment Assistance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Personal Financial Counseling
Information and Referral
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Assistance
Provides assistance with basic needs for individuals or families who have emergency need, including those who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Services provided, as resources permit, include emergency rent payment assistance, local and long distance transit fare, prescription payment assistance, clothing, utility assistance as well as one time assistance for unexpected financial hardship.

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General Clothing Provision
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Works in conjunction with Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team (through Onondaga Case Management) to provide housing for individuals with chronic/severe mental illness. ACT provides all services/treatment and Helio Health provides a rent stipend.
Assists individuals in the community by promoting safety, healthy families and economic stability.

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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
At Risk/Homeless Housing Related Assistance Programs
General Relief Appeals/Complaints
TANF Applications
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Homeless Motel Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Child Care Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
General Relief Applications
Provides funds to help with utility disconnect notices and with eviction/foreclosure prevention.

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Mortgage Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Offers temporary help for individuals and families in need while they work towards self sufficiency. Will assist with security deposit or first month's rent, but not both.

Family Assistance (FA) provides money for families with children. Cash benefits are limited to five years in a recipient's lifetime. After five years, a Family Assistance recipient may continue to receive benefits if an adult is disabled and cannot work or may be required to apply for assistance through the Safety Net category.

Safety Net Assistance (SNA) provides money for basic living expenses for single adults and childless couples (or families who have used up their five-year limit of FA). Cash benefits are limited to two years in a recipient's lifetime. After two years, the non-cash Safety Net Assistance voucher system provides benefits.

Emergency Temporary Assistance through Emergency Assistance for Families (EAF) or Emergency Safety Net Assistance (ESNA) provides assistance for crisis situations including evictions, moving expenses, utility shutoffs, and diversion payments to help individuals avoid the need for ongoing assistance. Individuals do not need to be on public assistance to receive Emergency Temporary Assistance.

Categories

Temporary Financial Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
TANF Applications
Rent Payment Assistance
* Provides a food pantry, hygiene products, and cleaning supplies. * Offers clothing.* Offers household goods.* Provides funds as available for various needs; rent, gas and electric bill payment, car repairs and medication/prescription payment assistance.

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Cleaning Products
Gas Service Payment Assistance
General Clothing Provision
Prescription Expense Assistance
Personal/Grooming Supplies
Food Pantries
Rent Payment Assistance
Kitchenware
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Provides assistance to individuals facing eviction or utilities shut-off and may include negotiations with landlords or utility companies, budget planning and direct financial support. Coordinates free legal consultation through the Capital District Women's Bar Association and is offered on a regular basis.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Legal Counseling
Individual Advocacy
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Provides emergency rental assistance to prevent eviction, utility assistance, and heating fuel.

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Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Provides community support services, rental stipends, and recipient specific advocacy for individuals with a serious mental illness. Offered to ensure that individuals with serious mental illness may exercise their right to choose where they are going to live, taking into consideration their functional skills, range of affordable housing options available, and the services and resources a person requires to maintain their residence in the community.

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Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides assistance with basic needs for individuals or families who have emergency need, including those who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Services provided, as resources permit, include emergency rent payment assistance, local and long distance transit fare, prescription payment assistance, clothing, and utility assistance.

Categories

Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
General Clothing Provision
Rent Payment Assistance
Offers rental assistance, homeownership counseling, and housing rehabilitation. Housing repair assistance. Processes HUD Section 8 Rental applications.

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Home Rehabilitation Services
HUD Approved Counseling Agencies
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Rent Payment Assistance
At Risk/Homeless Housing Related Assistance Programs
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Low Income/Subsidized Private Rental Housing
Assists individuals and families who are homeless or in danger of being homeless to find or maintain stable housing through security deposits, first month's rent, back rent, financial workshops, and case management.

Categories

Rental Deposit Assistance
Case/Care Management
Rent Payment Assistance
Financial Literacy Training
Emergency rental/utility assistance for residents of Sayre, Athens, and Waverly School Districts

Categories

Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Offers temporary help for individuals and families in need while they work towards self sufficiency. Will assist with security deposit or first month's rent, but not both. Responsible for paying for and assisting in the scheduling of burials for residents of Saratoga County who die without funds or family to arrange and pay for a burial.

Family Assistance (FA) provides money for families with children. Cash benefits are limited to five years in a recipient's lifetime. After five years, a Family Assistance case may continue to receive benefits if an adult is disabled and cannot work or may be required to apply for assistance through the Safety Net category.

Safety Net Assistance (SNA) provides money for basic living expenses for single adults and childless couples (or families who have used up their 5-year limit of FA). Cash benefits are limited to two years in a recipient's lifeltime. After two years, the non-cash Safety Net Assistance voucher system provides benefits.

Emergency Temporary Assistance through Emergency Assistance for Families (EAF) or Emergency Safety Net Assistance (ESNA) provides assistance for crisis situations including evictions, moving expenses, utility shutoffs, help with food expenses, and diversion payments to help individuals avoid the need for ongoing assistance. Individuals do not need to be on public assistance to receive Emergency Temporary Assistance.

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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
TANF
Housing Related Coordinated Entry
Rent Payment Assistance
CAPTAIN's Family Assistance program offers advocacy and assistance in accessing emergency funds for basic needs to families in all of Saratoga County.

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Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Telephone Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Household Goods Vouchers
Clothing Vouchers
* Provides utility and rent assistance when funding is available.

Categories

Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Offers temporary help for individuals and families in need while they work towards self sufficiency. Will assist with security deposit or first month's rent, but not both. Coordinates shelter assists during and after business hours. Responsible for paying for and assisting in the scheduling of burials for residents of Herkimer County who die without funds or family to arrange and pay for a burial.

Family Assistance (FA) provides money for families with children. Cash benefits are limited to five years in a recipient's lifetime. After five years, a Family Assistance recipient may continue to receive benefits if an adult is disabled and cannot work or may be required to apply for assistance through the Safety Net category.

Safety Net Assistance (SNA) provides money for basic living expenses for single adults and childless couples (or families who have used up their five-year limit of FA). Cash benefits are limited to two years in a recipient's lifetime. After two years, the non-cash Safety Net Assistance voucher system provides benefits.

Emergency Temporary Assistance through Emergency Assistance for Families (EAF) or Emergency Safety Net Assistance (ESNA) provides assistance for crisis situations including evictions, moving expenses, utility shutoffs, and diversion payments to help individuals avoid the need for ongoing assistance. Individuals do not need to be on public assistance to receive Emergency Temporary Assistance.

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TANF
General Relief
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Assistance
Emergency Shelter Clearinghouses
Housing Related Coordinated Entry
* Assists military families coping with deployment and injury recovery as they struggle with devastating budget issues. Critical financial assistance is provided for the following services: Auto payment. Auto Repair. Child & dependent care. Dental. Food assistance. Essential home items. Medical. Moving & relocation. Rent & Mortgage. Travel & Transportation. Utilities. Vision Care. Home Repairs.

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Dental Care Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Appliances
Transportation Expense Assistance
Kitchenware
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Eye Care Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Moving Services
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides emergency and regular food, rent, utility and prescriptions assistance to those in need in Owego Village area. Emergency food delivery to anyone 65+ who is housebound or disabled and resides in Owego Village area.

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Electric Service Payment Assistance
General Clothing Provision
Prescription Expense Assistance
Cleaning Products
Winter Clothing
Automobile Insurance Payment Assistance
General Furniture Provision
Rental Deposit Assistance
Food Pantries
School Supplies
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides financial assistance to prevent eviction or utility shut off.
Provides direct care coordination to Veterans and their families in the areas of housing assistance, health care, and employment.

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Case/Care Management
Rent Payment Assistance
Information and Referral
Housing Search Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Provides start-up funding, transition funding, and ongoing financial supports in the form of rent or utilities subsidies to eligible individuals with developmental disabilities.
Provides assistance with basic needs for individuals or families who have emergency need, including those who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Services provided, as resources permit, include emergency rent payment assistance, local and long distance transit fare, prescription payment assistance, clothing, and utility assistance.

Categories

Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
General Clothing Provision
Rent Payment Assistance