Organization Name: Abounding Prosperity, Inc.
Program Name: City of Dallas Rental Assistant Program
Support Provided (and any high level eligibility): Abounding Prosperity, Inc. will provide rental assistance to priority populations who are between 30% and 50% below the poverty line, as outlined by the area-wide median family income (AMFI). These priority populations include but are not limited to; LGBTQ+ identifying persons, single female families, seniors, individuals with no greater than a high school diploma, individuals who speak a language other than English at home and, African American and Latinx populations. Households at 80% below the poverty guidelines will also be considered for assistance.
Program webpage or org. website: www.aboundingprosperity.org
Contact information for potential applicants or how to access services:
D'Metris Welters, Program Manager
(E:) dwelters@aboundingprosperity.org
(O): 214-421-4800
Partners:
- City of Dallas Office of Community Care
- Dallas Housing Foundation
- Dallas Southern Pride
- First Step Community Empowerment
- Mission Second Chances Veterans Services
- The Muhlaysia Booker Foundation
Organization Name: Dallas Leadership Foundation
Program Name: COVID-19 Emergency Response - Rental and Utility Assistance
Support Provided (and any high level eligibility): Rental Assistance up to $1,500 a month for two months (3 months if in arrears) and Utility Assistance of up to $500 a month for two months. Amount will only be your rent or utility bill amount for those months.
- Must be a resident of the City of Dallas
- Must have experienced a loss of income due to COVID-19
- Payments will only be made to Landlord or utility company
- Payments will not be made to individual applicants.
- Must meet income criteria for eligibility
Program webpage or org. website: www.dlftx.org
Contact information for potential applicants or how to access services:
Dr. Jamee Rogers – jrodgers@dlftx.org
Organization Name: International Rescue Committee
Website: Rescue.org/Dallas
Contact:
Suzy Cop, Executive Director, Resettlement, Asylum and Integration (RAI) - TX
(E:) Suzy.Cop@rescue.org
(O): 214-420-0225
Organization Name: The Stewpot of First Presbyterian Church
Program Name: Homelessness Prevention Program
Support Provided (and any high level eligibility): Rental and utilities assistance; Families and individuals are eligible if they are low-income or have no income.
Program webpage or org. website: www.thestewpot.org
Contact information for potential applicants or how to access services:
Call (214) 746-2785 and leave a detailed message. If clients do not have a call back number, they may come to apply in person Monday-Friday at 8AM or 1PM.
Organization Name: United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Program Name: Dallas Rental Assistance Collaborative
Support Provided (and any high- level eligibility): Rental and Utility Assistance (2-3 months)
Eligibility: Residents of the City of Dallas, with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income, who's income was adversely affected by COVID-19. Participants must provide self-certification of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) to their circumstance, including but not limited to: financial impact and/or at risk of becoming homeless.
Program webpage or org. website: https://unitedwaydallas.org/rental-assistance/
Contact information for potential applicants:
Paola Martinez – pmartinez@unitedwaydallas.org
Partners:
- Brother Bill's Helping Hand
- Catholic Charities
- Chocolate MINT Foundation
- City Square
- Gateway of Grace
- Harmony CDC
- Housing Crisis Center
- Literacy Archives
- Services of Hope
- Sharing Life
- The Turnaround Agenda
- Wilkinson Center