WE ONLY ASSIST RETURNING CITIZENS. THOSE COMING BACK FROM PRISON AND WHO HAVE ALREADY APPLIED TO THAT PROGRAM OF OURS.
IF YOU HAVEN’T YET APPLIED TO THAT PROGRAM THEN CLICK HERE FIRST: RETURNING HOPE TO RETURNING CITIZENS AND READ THE INFO AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO APPLY.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE:
Please note our maximum grant for back rent or mortgage is $750.00.
If you are seeking help with first month rent and security deposit, then we can usually go 50/50, up to a maximum of $1000.00 from us.
We do not assist with Hotel/Motel bills.
DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU PRESENTLY HAVE EVERYTHING OWED ABOVE OUR MAXIMUM.
THE LEASE MUST BE IN YOUR NAME.
1. Past due rent or first month's rent and security deposit:
Your current income must be enough to cover future rent and all you other monthly expenses.
Your job cannot be through a staffing agency or temp service. That job may turn into a permanent position, which is great and we hope to help when the time comes you become a permanent employee.
2. If you are moving and need security deposit help or first month's rent, please only apply after you have been approved to move in.
3. If you are moving, please do not apply until you have been approved by the landlord or property management company as a tenant and you are ready to move in except you need assistance with move in costs.
4. If you are to receive rental assistance (i.e. Section 8) , please do not apply until such time as the residence has been approved by the resource that will be providing you rental assistance. Only apply after the residence has passed inspection.
5. State Emergency Relief (SER) may be able to assist you. So please have a reply from SER before contacting us for help. Information can be found by clicking here: Michigan SER Assistance.
6. Again: Please note our maximum grant for back rent is $750.00.
DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU PRESENTLY HAVE EVERYTHING OWED ABOVE OUR MAXIMUM.
Again, if you are seeking help with first month rent and security deposit, then we can usually go 50/50, up to a maximum of $1000.00 from us.
7. Again, we cannot become involved unless with our help the balance owed will be zero. Also, if you are self employed we will need to see the prior two months of bank statements to establish income and ability to pay rent.
8. There can't be an arrangement of a payment plan with the landlord for anything else owed as the balance must get to zero with our payment.
9. Your current utility bills (water, electricity, gas) and your property tax bill if you own your home, must be up to date, and there can't be a past due bill from a prior residence. Please don't apply yet if any of your utility bills are past due. Any balance owed must just be your current utility bills for the prior month’s usage.
10. If you meet the above requirements for assistance and also those on the Who Can We Help? then please contact Bob for an Application to the Roof Over Head program.
If you have any questions then just email us at heretohelpfoundation@icloud.com
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We look forward to doing all we can to assist you.