A number of nonprofit agencies offer various types of housing assistance to families and individuals in emergency situations.
EMERGENCY RENT, MORTGAGE, AND UTILITY PAYMENTS
Calvary Baptist Church . Heart Line Ministries
110 S. McMullen Booth Road
Clearwater , FL 33759
(727) 441-1581
Provides emergency utility assistance for past due bills in Largo , Dunedin , and Clearwater only.
Daystar Life Center
226 6th Street S
St. Petersburg , FL 33701
(727) 825-0442
Pinellas County , Human Services Department
2189 Cleveland St ., Suite 230
Clearwater , FL 33755
(727) 464-8400
Payments for rent, mortgage or utilities for poverty level families, the sick or disabled; and energy assistance for the elderly when available. Clients must submit proof of illness or disability.
Pinellas County Urban League
333 31st Street, North
St. Petersburg , FL 33713
(727) 327-2081
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) sponsored through the Pinellas County Urban League provides energy payment assistance on behalf of low-income individuals and families who meet the program's eligibility requirements. Three (3) categories of assistance are available. Home Energy Assistance Funds pay a state-designated portion of the client's utility bill directly to the utility company. Crisis Assistance Funds pay the client's actual utility bill owed, up to $300 and/or other necessary emergency expenses, such as electric fans in a heat emergency during the summer months or heaters and blankets in a cold weather emergency during the winter months. Additionally, Weather Related Crisis Funds are available to clients when they are directly affected by a weather related or energy supply shortage as declared by the Governor and/or President of the Untied States. Household income must be at or below 150% of the poverty guidelines for the year prior to the month of application. Serving Pinellas County .
Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc.
3443 1st Avenue N
St. Petersburg , FL 33713
(727) 327-8690
Helps people make rent or mortgage payments when funds are available. Pinellas Opportunity Council service centers participating in this program include:
Dwight Jones Center
1035 Burlington Avenue N
St. Petersburg , FL 33701
(727) 894-5176
Enoch Davis Center
1111 18 th Avenue South
St. Petersburg , FL 33705
(727) 822-4492
Pinellas Village
8384 Bayou Boardwalk
Largo , FL 33777
(727) 391-9694
Salvation Army
Social Services office
1400 4 th Street S
St. Petersburg , FL 33701
(727) 821-9123
No rent assistance. Transitional housing and emergency shelter.
Salvation Army Social Services
209 S. Pinellas Avenue
Tarpon Springs , FL 34689
(727) 934-4476
Salvation Army Social Services
1521 East Druid Road
Clearwater , FL 33756
(727) 446-4177
Assistance with past due utility bills. Must be in Clearwater or north of Ulmerton Road in Largo .
St. Petersburg Free Clinic/ We Help Program
863 3 rd Avenue N
St. Petersburg , FL 33701
(727) 823-3471
Emergency financial assistance for past due bills or rent based on personal needs assessment. Client must not be eligible for assistance elsewhere and must bring necessary verification of need and identification.
St. Vincent de Paul
384 15 th St. N.
St. Petersburg , FL 33701
(727) 825-0725
Call for assistance with transitional housing, rents and deposits, legal issues, furniture and household goods as available.
FORECLOSURE PREVENTION PROGRAM
The HomeBuyers Club
2139 NE Coachman Road
Clearwater , FL 33765
(727) 446-6222
Unexpected events may occur, such as the loss of a job, a reduction in work hours, illness, divorce, etc., that may have caused you to fall behind in your mortgage payments. The HomeBuyers Club is available to assist the home owner in identifying solutions to financial problems, while avoiding the loss of their home to foreclosure.
The purpose of the HomeBuyers Club program is to preserve and protect the homes of Pinellas County residents from foreclosure. Services include problem identification, counseling, and budgeting.
The Foreclosure Prevention Program is a service of the Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation and the HomeBuyers Club. The program offers Pinellas County home owners guidance and assistance in an effort to avoid foreclosure and retain ownership of their homes.
The home owner is provided the opportunity to meet individually with a housing counselor to do a complete review of their current situation and the available options for resolution of the problem(s).
There is no cost to the home owner to participate in the program and meet with a housing counselor.
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