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Program

Homelessness Prevention

To prevent families from having to experience homelessness, plus the emotional trauma and “life recovery” challenges that go with it, we provide one-time assistance for rent, mortgage and utility bills.  

The Society of Roofs Over Hard-Working Families

For those living paycheck to paycheck a medical emergency or loss of a job can often lead to crisis. St. Vincent de Paul helps make sure that crisis does not lead to homelessness by providing direct assistance to our neighbors in need. We work with other agencies to co-fund utility assistance to help keep the power on, especially in the dangerously hot summer months, and rent and mortgage assistance to help families avoid an eviction. In recent years, the Valley has faced an affordable housing crisis meaning there are more families than ever reaching out to SVdP for support. Once a family becomes homeless or has an eviction on their record it can be very difficult to break that cycle and regain their stability. Through our various services we target our one-time family assistance for those who have the potential to regain self-sufficiency in a relatively short amount of time.

By the numbers

$9.4 million
in rent and utility assistance distributed
4,987
individuals avoided eviction thanks to rent and utility assistance
$2,000
average needed for a household to avoid eviction during a crisis

Services

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Locations

Learn more about our homelessness prevention locations are the Valley