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Помощь с housing.
Rent is behind, an eviction is threatened, or there's nowhere to stay.
Что делать сегодня
- If an eviction notice exists: contact legal aid TODAY — free where you qualify, and speed changes outcomes.
- Dial 211 for emergency rental assistance and shelter openings; ask specifically about 'eviction prevention funds.'
- If you have a mortgage: call the servicer and a HUD-approved counselor before missing a payment.
Программы, которые стоит проверить
You may qualify depending on income, household size, disability status, age, location, and other factors. Programs and rules change by state and year — the official link is the authority.
211
ОфициальныйOne free, confidential call or website connecting you to local help: food, rent, utilities, shelter, childcare, crisis support. Available across most of the United States, in many languages, usually 24/7.
Кто может подойти: Everyone. No eligibility — it's a navigator, not a benefit.
Free legal aid
ОфициальныйFree civil legal help — evictions, benefits denials, debt lawsuits, family matters — for people who qualify by income.
Кто может подойти: Income-qualified. You may qualify depending on income, household size, disability status, age, location, and other factors. Programs and rules change by state and year — the official link is the authority.
Housing assistance (HUD)
ОфициальныйHelp paying rent: housing choice vouchers (Section 8), public housing and subsidized buildings through local public housing agencies. Waitlists are real; getting ON them early is the strategy.
Кто может подойти: Income-based, varies by area. You may qualify depending on income, household size, disability status, age, location, and other factors. Programs and rules change by state and year — the official link is the authority.
HUD-approved housing counselors
ОфициальныйFree or low-cost advice on eviction, foreclosure, buying, and renting — the legitimate version of every 'housing rescue' ad.
Кто может подойти: Everyone.
Community action agencies
Некоммерческая организацияCounty-level agencies bundling emergency funds, utility help, weatherization, job programs, childcare and more under one roof.
Кто может подойти: Varies by program; the intake call sorts it.
Findhelp (formerly Aunt Bertha)
Некоммерческая организацияZIP-code search across food, housing, transit, care and legal programs — the widest local-program index outside 211.
Кто может подойти: Everyone; it's a directory.