Catholic Charities is committed to providing the basic needs necessary to prevent homelessness. A crisis situation can threaten families already living from paycheck to paycheck when an unexpected illness, loss of employment or other family crisis impacts finances already stretched too far. Our services include:
• Rent and mortgage assistance
• Utility payments
• Rent and utility deposits
• Food assistance
• Traveler's-aid services
In accordance with Federal law and U. S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
For more information about emergency financial assistance, please call 904-354-3416. Basic eligibility requirements for emergency financial assistance are: Have experienced a financial setback within the past three months that resulted an inability to pay basic housing needs; one or more months behind in rent/mortgage or utility payments, or have a three-day or eviction notice or utilities cutoff notice or have utilities cut off. Emergency financial assistance is limited to residents of Duval, Clay, Baker and Nassau Counties. Other restrictions may apply.
Travelers aid offers twenty five percent discounted Greyhound bus tickets for stranded travelers. Travelers are responsible for the remaining seventy five percent of the fare. Travelers aid is available on-site between 1:00 and 3:00 pm on regular business days.
For information regarding other emergency assistance services, please call 904-354-3416 and select an option.
The Emergency Assistance Case Management (EACM) homeless prevention program is an expansion of the existing Emergency Assistance Program and provides longer-term case management services to eligible families or individuals with a focus on stability and self-sufficiency. Clients work with a case manager to assess factors that contribute to their emergency situation(s) and to develop a person-centered, unique service plan with specific short- and longer-term goals. A typical service plan spans three to eight months from enrollment to plan completion. Clients (families) enrolled in the EACM are monitored for a 12-month period after program completion.
The refugee-resettlement program of Catholic Charities provides assistance to refugees who have been victims of religious, ethnic, racial or political persecution and are being resettled by the U.S. government in the Diocese of St. Augustine. We serve an average of 400 individuals per year. With the goal of helping refugees become self-sufficient within four months of arrival, our services include assistance in:
• Housing
• Jobs
• Financial assistance
• Furniture
• Food
Catholic Charities is devoted to helping families maintain adequate, safe and affordable homes. We are authorized to perform comprehensive housing counseling services for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. We provide the following services free of charge:
• Reverse-mortgage counseling
• First-time home-buyer classes
• Budget Counseling
President Obama has announced a new program, The Making Home Affordable Program. It is a $75 billion foreclosure prevention program which will help homeowners current or delinquent on their mortgages modify or refinance their loans to affordable terms. Details of the program have been posted here: www.financialstability.gov
The City of Jacksonville has developed a foreclosure informational Website Stay Home: Jacksonville Foreclosure Prevention
Need foreclosure information or have questions? Click the link for agencies who can help with foreclosures in Florida. http://www.hud.gov/local/fl/homeownership/foreclosure.cfm
You can also contact:
- Wealth Watchers
1725 Oakhurst Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32209
904-380-0292
866-901-9647
www.adoptionsdosafl.com
• Information and Referral
• Pregnancy Counseling and Support
• Domestic and International Home Studies
• Post Placement Supervision
• Adoption Education and Guidance
• Infant Placement through Adoption
• Post-Adoption Information and Reunions
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