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Rental assistance in Phoenix and Maricopa County
Get information on charities, churches and government programs that offer rental assistance in Phoenix. Low-income families, people with no money as well as struggling tenants will get financial help to pay for housing.
In addition to providing money to pay back rent to an eviction, several places also offer free motel vouchers for those who are homeless or security deposit assistance. Find help with rent near you where you live in Maricopa County AZ and Phoenix.
Get help with paying rent in Maricopa County AZ
Rental assistance in Phoenix and Maricopa County.
Low-income families will get free legal aid from a tenant lawyer or information on no-wait list apartments in Phoenix. This is in addition to immediate rent assistance payments. There is also support from churches in Maricopa County for people who need temporary lodging. There is financial help for housing, some of which is offered today, is provided while a low income family gets back on track with their future rent costs.
Get help with paying rent in Maricopa County AZ: Low income individuals will get rent assistance from: Phoenix and Maricopa County Human Services Department Community Services Commission .
Get information on available resources in the region and also receive help applying for grant money as well as emergency financial aid. Families can get help with back rent or basic needs through financial assistance programs, referral, education and other government social services.
One of the greatest needs these days is for rent payment assistance to prevent eviction, and funds can be expedited. Dial 602-506-5911. There are multiple offices as well, including the following. Address is 234 S Central Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85003: A Human Service office is at 9555 W Van Buren St, Tolleson, AZ 85353: Scottsdale Human Services offer grant money for rent from 7700 E Roosevelt St, Scottsdale, AZ 85257 Mailing address is 1140 N Gilbert Rd # 109, Gilbert, Arizona 85234 9555 W Van Buren St is another location in Tolleson, AZ 85353.
Call (480) 892-5331 The state of Arizona runs the Eviction Prevention and Emergency Homeless Housing (EPEH) Program, which also covers the city of Phoenix. Assistance offered by the program includes rent relief as a form of eviction prevention, money for security deposits, funds for first months or past due rent, and other housing resources.
Dial Central Phoenix Family Services at 602-534-1250. Or more on Human Services assistance programs in Phoenix
Phoenix Arizona Salvation Army
offers housing and rent assistance. Some money can even pay energy bills. Strict income limits have been put into place, so only qualified individuals can get rental assistance. The non-profit also runs a shelter and transitional housing units. Dial 602-267-4122. There are multiple offices, including one at 2707 E Van Buren St, Phoenix, Arizona 85008.
Additional Phoenix area housing and rent assistance
Another location is Salvation Army Phoenix South Mountain is at 1351 E. Broadway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85040. Call (602) 276-7396 to see if funds or money for rent or bills is offered, or low cost furniture.
The Chandler Salvation Army housing programs can be reached at (480) 963-2041, whether it is shelter, a motel voucher, or a few dollars to help pay rent. Center is at 61 E Saragosa St, Chandler, AZ 85225.
Salvation Army of Tempe is at 714 S Myrtle Ave, Tempe, Arizona 85281. Call (480) 967-8649 Society of St. Vincent de Paul can help people of all backgrounds and religion, including migrants in Maricopa County.
Various programs can help pay bills, provide free vouchers for shelter, and of course emergency funds to pay rent and housing expenses. Loans may also be issued on occasion from the Maricopa County Saint Vincent churches. Information on how to get rent help from the Society is at 602-266-HOPE (4673).
The working poor, unemployed, very low income, and people at the poverty level or that are currently homeless can contact PHX C.A.R.E.S.
They run a free housing hotline, including give out information on shelters, affordable apartments, and emergency rental assistance programs in Maricopa Coiunty. They also support the lowest income as well as single moms in Phoenix. Numerous resources and services are offered, including emergency rent help and counseling.
Call 602-262-6251 for free information. Chicanos Por La Causa
covers parts of Maricopa County too, with applications in Spanish and for immigrants. Everything from mortgage to rent help, utility or electric bill help, loans, and legal aid for tenants is offered.
The staff can help with housing discrimination, help with applications to rent subsidized housing and other benefits. The non-profit is at 1112 E Buckeye Rd, Phoenix, Arizona 85034. Call (602) 257-0700. Phoenix based: Community Housing Partnership Phoenix (phone 602-253-6905) in another non-profit agency to call for financial assistance that can help pay rent.
This government affiliated agency also works with local developers in order to ensure there is adequate low income housing available for the homeless and low income. Address is 609 N 9th St, Phoenix, AZ 85006. Family Services Center - There are a few multi-purpose government locations in the Maricopa County, as noted below.
The locations may have funds to address housing issues. Applicants may either receive direct financial aid for paying rent. Other programs may be for energy costs, storage costs and security deposits.
The addresses are:
John Long Center is at 3454 N 51st Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85031, or call (602) 534-2433. Another office, Sunnyslope, is located at 914 W Hatcher Rd, Phoenix, Arizona 85021, phone ((602) 495-5229). Or try the Travis center at 4732 S Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85040, phone number is ((602) 534-4732). Whether it is short term housing, grants that assist with back rent, legal aid, or something else, support is offered.
Your
local community action agency
is also a leading agency to call for emergency rental assistance. Some funds may also be offered for paying security deposits. Volunteers and social workers offer free case management services and advice for homeless individuals and families as well as the low income.
These non-profits rely on both private donations and government grants to stay in operation, so funding is limited and many applicants will not qualify for help. But when qualified, everything from immediate rental assistance to loans, case management, landlord-tenant mediation and other housing resources may be offered, including for mobile home costs.
There are several offices in the Maricopa County region, call the Tempe location at (480) 350-5880 or the: Glendale Arizona center at (623) 930-2854. Or try:
AZCEND Community Action Program of Chandler region. Call (480) 963-1423 for information on applications to pay back rent. There is also:
Gila Bend Community Action Program
also offers energy conservation (weatherization), shelters, information on section 8 rent subsidies or government aid and more. Phone - 928-683-6502 or (928) 683-6507
Vista del Camino Community Action Program
is another option. They cover that part of the county from 7700 E Roosevelt St, Scottsdale, AZ 85257-4441. When facing an eviction, financial aid may be paid out for rent or utility bills (if that could cause homelessness). They also support Spanish speakers and immigrants with affordable housing referrals, information on rent or security deposit help and more.
This is the Scottsdale Social Services as well. Dial (480) 312-2323
Peoria Community Action is for low income residents of the city and surrounding region. Both rent and utility (including deposit or connection help) is offered from 8335 W Jefferson St, Peoria, Arizona 85345. Call (623) 979-3911
Avondale Community Action Program is another option. The non-profit is at 995 E Riley Dr, Avondale, AZ 85323. There is a resource and housing center for financial assistance and more. Call (623) 333-2703.
Phoenix Housing Department Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is an option. The organization runs this federal government HUD approved resource. This is for the very low income and the funds will be used to pay a portion of a client’s monthly rent expense. Housing and rental help is also offered for seniors in Maricopa County from the related section 202 voucher program.
Call (602) 534-1974 for details. The mailing address is 830 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, Arizona 85034. The: Maricopa County Housing Authority
also provides Section 8 housing resources county wide, with services in Spanish as well. They run public housing, government rent relief programs as well as Family-Self-Sufficiency programs.
The low income, seniors, immigrants, disabled and others may get priority for expedited section 8 HUD vouchers. However there is almost always a waiting list for rent subsidized, affordable apartments. For more information, the address is 8910 N. 78th Avenue, Peoria, Arizona 85345. The intake number is 602-744-4500.
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church runs a Benevolence Fund from 1401 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85034. This will allow the needy, people in crisis, elderly and others to apply for free grants for their housing payments, whether rent, mortgages, utilities or security deposits. Income and residency criteria are in place.
The number is (602) 258-0831 Social Services Emergency Assistance has information and referrals to Phoenix non-profits as well as
government rental assistance programs
. Qualified low income families, including seniors and those at risk, may also receive rent payment assistance, grants or shelter/transitional housing. Or get referrals to low income or public housing units. Phone - (602) 267-4127 or (602) 534-2433. Lutheran Social Services of
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