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Santa Monica Awarded Recovery Act Grant to
Prevent Homelessness
New funding
helps residents in a financial crisis keep
their housing
As of October 1, 2009, Santa Monica
residents at risk of losing their housing
have been able to access a new program
designed to prevent evictions, create stable
homes and keep people from becoming
homeless. The program offers temporary
financial assistance, housing relocation,
legal services and a wide range of
supportive services through an allocation of
federal stimulus funding and a partnership
with St. Joseph Center, the Legal Aid
Foundation of Los Angeles (Santa Monica) and
St. Anne’s Social Service Program.
Low-income,
housed Santa Monica residents (individuals
and family units) who are imminently at risk
of losing housing or being evicted and lack
any other housing options, financial
resources or social networks to avoid
homelessness may receive rental assistance,
security and utility deposits, moving
assistance, help finding more affordable
housing, housing-related legal services and
other supportive services to help households
move out of crisis.
Funding is not available for mortgage
assistance, cash assistance directly to
participants, travel costs, medical care,
home furnishings, child care, employment
training, work or education related
materials, food or operations of homeless
shelters.
Participants must be on the verge of
homelessness and able to meet future
financial obligations once the crisis is
over. Assistance is available for up to 18
months.
For more information, call Sadie Healy at
St. Joseph Center, (310) 396-6468 ext. 348.
