Housing · Rental help
HOME-ARP Supportive Services
Offered by DeKalb County Community Development
About
About This Program
Case management, legal aid, job help and other services to help DeKalb County residents who are homeless or at risk keep housing. Call 404-687-3500.
Eligibility
Who Can Apply
- Live in DeKalb County when you apply
- Meet one of HUD's HOME-ARP groups: homeless; at risk of homelessness; fleeing or trying to flee domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking; other people at risk of losing housing; or a veteran household in one of these groups
- Household income at or below 30% of the Area Median Income (for people at risk and the other groups)
- Have not received rental assistance or supportive services in the last 12 months, unless your circumstances changed
Area served: DeKalb County
The offer
What's Offered
- Case management and housing stability planning
- Job help and job placement
- Legal aid, including eviction prevention and credit repair
- Mental health and substance use recovery support
- Childcare and education access
- Transportation, such as bus passes
- Financial help with back rent, application fees, utility or rent payments and household needs
- Food and grocery support
- Help applying for SSI, SSDI, TANF, Medicaid, SNAP and other benefits
- Landlord mediation, utility reconnection and short-term crisis help
- Housing counseling from HUD-certified counselors
Amount: Supportive services through HOME-ARP providers
Get ready
What You'll Need
- Identification
- Proof of income, such as pay stubs from the last 30 days, SSI or SSDI award letters, benefit or bank statements, or a zero-income statement
- Proof of your housing situation, such as a lease, eviction notice, shelter verification or discharge papers
- Veteran status papers, such as a DD-214, if applying as a veteran household
Key dates
Dates
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