Tips for Emergency Rent Assistance

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<div class="hrt-base-list-item-description">Inspiration, FAQs, and where to give</div> </div> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="hrt-ml-1 hrt-icon hrt-icon--small" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24"> <use href="https://www.gofundme.com/c/wp-content/themes/sage-8.5.4/theme-update/src/assets/svgs/icons-heart/core.svg#chevron-right"></use> </svg> </a> </button> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-modal mobile-modal-sub hrt-container-mobile" data-menu-sub="fundraise"> <div class="hrt-modal-header"> <div class="hrt-flex hrt-align-center hrt-header-drawer-title"> <button class="hrt-ml-[-1rem] hrt-modal-header-button--back hrt-tertiary-icon-button hrt-tertiary-icon-button--medium hrt-base-button" type="button" aria-label="Back"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="hrt-icon hrt-icon--large" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24"> <use href="https://www.gofundme.com/c/wp-content/themes/sage-8.5.4/theme-update/src/assets/svgs/icons-heart/core.svg#chevron-left"></use> </svg> </button> <div class="hrt-text-heading-sm">Fundraise</div> </div> </div> <div class="hrt-modal-body">  <section aria-labelledby="fundraise_carousel_title" class="hrt-pt-2"> <span class="hrt-text hrt-text-neutral-800 hrt-text-legend" id="fundraise_carousel_title">Fundraising categories</span> <ul class="hrt-header-fundraise-carousel hrt-list-unstyled"> <li class="hrt-header-fundraise-carousel-block" data-element-id="btn_nav_start_medical_fundraising"> <a class="hrt-link hrt-link--gray-dark hrt-link--unstyled" href="/c/start/medical-fundraising"> <span class="hrt-header-fundraise-carousel-tile"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="gfm-feature-icon gfm-icon" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 48 48"> <use href="https://www.gofundme.com/c/wp-content/themes/sage-8.5.4/theme-update/src/assets/svgs/icons-heart/feature.svg#medical"></use> </svg> </span> <span class="hrt-header-fundraise-carousel-label">Medical</span> </a> </li> <li class="hrt-header-fundraise-carousel-block" data-element-id="btn_nav_start_memorial_fundraising"> <a class="hrt-link hrt-link--gray-dark hrt-link--unstyled" href="/c/start/memorial-fundraising"> <span class="hrt-header-fundraise-carousel-tile"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="gfm-feature-icon gfm-icon" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 48 48"> <use href="https://www.gofundme.com/c/wp-content/themes/sage-8.5.4/theme-update/src/assets/svgs/icons-heart/feature.svg#memorials"></use> </svg> </span> <span class="hrt-header-fundraise-carousel-label">Memorial</span> </a> </li> <li class="hrt-header-fundraise-carousel-block" data-element-id="btn_nav_start_emergency_fundraising"> <a class="hrt-link hrt-link--gray-dark hrt-link--unstyled" href="/c/start/emergency-fundraising"> <span class="hrt-header-fundraise-carousel-tile"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="gfm-feature-icon gfm-icon" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 48 48"> <use 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class="hrt-base-list-item--heading-size hrt-base-list-item"> <div class="hrt-base-list-item-copy"> <span class="hrt-base-list-item-title">Team fundraising</span> <div class="hrt-base-list-item-description">Fundraise together with a team</div> </div> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="hrt-ml-1 hrt-icon hrt-icon--small" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24"> <use href="https://www.gofundme.com/c/wp-content/themes/sage-8.5.4/theme-update/src/assets/svgs/icons-heart/core.svg#chevron-right"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/c/blog" class="hrt-base-list-item--heading-size hrt-base-list-item"> <div class="hrt-base-list-item-copy"> <span class="hrt-base-list-item-title">Fundraising Blog</span> <div class="hrt-base-list-item-description">Resources, tips, and more</div> </div> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="hrt-ml-1 hrt-icon hrt-icon--small" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24"> <use 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class="float-left"> <time class="updated" datetime="2018-08-20T20:40:45+00:00">October 31, 2024</time> <span class="divider">|</span> <span class="reading-time">9 min read</span> <span class="pill-button pill-button--white button-wp mb"><a class="text-small text-black" href="https://www.gofundme.com/c/blog/topic/financial-assistance">Financial Assistance</a></span> </div> </div>   <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Mandy and her partner had just found their footing after moving across the country. Then an unexpected expense took a huge bite out of their budget and left them needing emergency rental assistance.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">“My car failed inspection, and to pass I needed a $1,000 repair,” Mandy recalls. “I had 10 days to get it fixed and our rent was due next week.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Mandy and her partner were already barely getting by. They both had low-paying jobs. Mandy’s paycheck was dependent on how many shifts she could pick up at the grocery store where she worked. It was either pay their $850 rent, or fix her car.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Reluctantly, Mandy reached out to her mother for help </span><span style="font-weight: 400">in search of </span><span style="font-weight: 400">rent assistance</span><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">“We didn’t know what else to do,” Mandy says. “If I couldn’t drive my car, I couldn’t get to work.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Mandy’s struggle is not unique. Many people are only one emergency expense away from not being able to cover their basic bills. In fact, a recent study by the United Way Alice Project found that a whopping </span><a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/50-million-american-households-cant-afford-basic-living-expenses-2018-05-18"><span style="font-weight: 400">43% of US households can’t pay their monthly expenses</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> (including housing, food, transportation, child care, health care</span><span style="font-weight: 400">,</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> and a monthly smartphone bill). The largest of these expenses is usually rent.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span class="button button-wp large primary expanded-mobile"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/create/fundraiser"><span style="font-weight: 400">Start your fundraiser</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"><br /> </span></span></p> <h2><span class="heading-2">Why people need help with rent</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">According to <a href="https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr_edge_featd_article_092214.html#:~:text=HUD%20defines%20cost%2Dburdened%20families,of%20one's%20income%20on%20rent.">Hud User</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400">, </span><span style="font-weight: 400">renters </span><span style="font-weight: 400">that </span><span style="font-weight: 400">put </span><span style="font-weight: 400">more than 30% of their income toward rent are “</span><span style="font-weight: 400">cost-burdened</span><span style="font-weight: 400">.” This means they may have trouble affording other necessities </span><span style="font-weight: 400">and will likely </span><span style="font-weight: 400">need help with rent</span><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">“That’s hard in a lot of rental markets for people,” says Laura Scherler, senior director of economic mobility and corporate solutions at </span><a href="https://www.unitedway.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400">United Way</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">. She added that there are people who spend upwards of 40 or 50% of their income on rent. “It leaves them vulnerable if their car breaks down, or their kids get sick. Anything unexpected will throw them off. It doesn’t give them any wiggle room to manage those crises.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">That was the case for Mandy. She and her partner had already exhausted their savings for their move when they had to get her car fixed. Mandy estimates that they were paying close to 50% of their shared income toward rent.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">“We didn’t have any savings to fall back on,” Mandy says, adding that saving even $20 per paycheck (as Scherler recommends) was incredibly difficult for the couple at the time.</span></p> <h3><span class="heading-3">Financial challenges are widespread</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">According to a recent </span><a href="https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/emergency-savings-report/#uncomfortable"><span style="font-weight: 400">survey from Bankrate</span></a> only about 48% of U.S. adults say they have enough savings to cover expenses for three months. <span style="font-weight: 400">The same Bankrate survey also found that only about 22% have no emergency savings at all.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">There are many reasons that someone could be in need of short-term help and would want to know how to get help with rent. Volunteers of America (VOA) is a national nonprofit organization that </span><a href="https://www.voa.org/find-housing"><span style="font-weight: 400">helps people find affordable housing</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, particularly <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/c/blog/financial-help-for-veterans">veterans</a>, senior citizens, families, and people with disabilities. VOA has identified these reasons for the increase in need for their services:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Wages are not increasing at a proportional rate to the consistently increasing property values and low vacancy rates. Property values and rent continue to increase at a rate that tenants can’t keep up with, leading to struggles with paying rent.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Increasingly long waiting lists for subsidized housing. Waitlists of 2-3 years for low-income families and singles make paying rent in higher rental units more difficult.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">While the problem may be on the rise, there are ways to <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/c/blog/how-to-raise-money">raise money</a> for rent.</span></p> <h2><span class="heading-2">How to get help paying rent</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">If you’re having trouble paying your rent, here is a list of a few different ways to get </span><span style="font-weight: 400">rent assistance</span><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></p> <h3><span class="heading-3">1. Read your lease</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Find out your rights as a tenant. Look to see what happens if your payment is late or if you miss a month, and when eviction proceedings would begin.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Usually, it takes 90 days</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> after you </span><span style="font-weight: 400">receive </span><span style="font-weight: 400">the notice for the </span><span style="font-weight: 400">eviction proceedings </span><span style="font-weight: 400">to </span><span style="font-weight: 400">start, Scherler says, so there is some time to work with.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">“If you miss one rent payment, but make your following month’s payment, you may not be evicted,” Scherler says.</span></p> <h3><span class="heading-3">2. Talk to your landlord</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Landlords can sometimes be forgiving if you fall on temporary hard times. If you are a good tenant and have a good relationship with your landlord, they may be willing to work with you. Ask if they will accept a late payment or if you can pay your rent in installments.</span></p> <h3><span class="heading-3">3. Reach out to nonprofits</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Fortunately, there are a few programs that have the mission of helping with rent assistance. Nonprofit organizations can fill the need for help when the government cannot. Both </span><a href="https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/find-help/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Catholic Charities</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> and </span><a href="https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/use/emergency-assistance"><span style="font-weight: 400">The Salvation Army</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> may be able to provide </span><span style="font-weight: 400">emergency help with rent</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> and utility bills. Contact your local Salvation Army </span><span style="font-weight: 400">center </span><span style="font-weight: 400">or Catholic Charities</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> and ask for an </span><span style="font-weight: 400">application </span><span style="font-weight: 400">to find out if you’re eligible for housing assistance. With The Salvation Army, applicants meet with a caseworker as part of the </span><span style="font-weight: 400">eligibility </span><span style="font-weight: 400">process.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">There are other</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">organizations that help with rent</span><span style="font-weight: 400">. </span><span style="font-weight: 400">One </span><span style="font-weight: 400">option is calling 2-1-1, a 24-hour </span><a href="http://www.211.org/services/housing-and-utilities"><span style="font-weight: 400">helpline administered by United Way</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> that connects people in need of assistance to resources in their communities.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Of the 15 million calls and emails asking 2-1-1 for help in 2017, 4.4 million were for housing and utility help. That call volume was the highest percentage of any category, Scherler says.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">“I think, unfortunately, housing is a tough one,” Scherler says. “That is a big challenge in a lot of communities.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Another national nonprofit organization that provides assistance is </span><a href="https://www.modestneeds.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Modest Needs</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, which provides grants for a one-time emergency expense.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">People have to apply for a grant through Modest Needs. If approved, the nonprofit posts the grant request on its public website and allows donors to review and support the grant requests that matter most to them. When the organization funds a grant request, they remit payment directly to the vendor shown in the applicant’s documentation. Most requests get met within two weeks, Taylor says, and many of the grant applications have to do with covering living expenses that applicants can’t afford due to a short-term financial emergency.</span></p> <h3><span class="heading-3">4. Look into other sources of income</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Ask your friends and family members for a loan, a </span><span style="font-weight: 400">business </span><span style="font-weight: 400">opportunity, or see if you can get a payroll advance from your employer. Some companies may also have a hardship fund </span><span style="font-weight: 400">to provide </span><span style="font-weight: 400">emergency rent help</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> for employees.</span></p> <h3><span class="heading-3">5. Consider crowdfunding </span></h3> <p><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/c/crowdfunding"><span style="font-weight: 400">Crowdfunding</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> is a great solution. A good way to alert friends and family to your situation is by starting </span><span style="font-weight: 400">an </span><span style="font-weight: 400">online </span><span style="font-weight: 400">fundraiser on GoFundMe. They provide </span><a href="https://www.gofundme.com"><span style="font-weight: 400">fundraising</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> so you get to keep more of the funds you raise </span><span style="font-weight: 400">for </span><span style="font-weight: 400">assistance with rent</span><span style="font-weight: 400">. You might be surprised how supportive your friends and family are in helping you get back on your feet.</span></p> <h3><span class="heading-3">6. Rental help for veterans</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">If you’re a veteran, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides </span><a href="https://www.va.gov/homeless/housing.asp"><span style="font-weight: 400">help for homeless veterans</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">. Nonprofit organizations like </span><a href="http://www.veteransinc.org/services/housing-programs/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Veterans Inc.</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> may also be able to help those who need help with rent through its housing program. If you’re disabled, the federal government has an assistance program to provide funding to develop and subsidize </span><a href="https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/mfh/progdesc/disab811"><span style="font-weight: 400">low income rental housing for adults with disabilities</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></p> <h3><span class="heading-3">7. Government aid</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Unfortunately, the federal government provides only limited help to pay emergency rent costs. The federal department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides help through its </span><a href="https://www.hud.gov/topics/housing_choice_voucher_program_section_8"><span style="font-weight: 400">housing choice voucher program</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, but there are often long waitlists, Scherler says.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">The government does provide some <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/c/blog/emergency-fund">emergency funding</a>. It’s generally administered through the state agencies, but unless you’re facing eviction, the help is hard to get.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">“You almost have to get to the point of crisis before you’re able to get assistance,” Scherler says.</span></p> <h2><span class="heading-2">A rent crisis can signal a deeper need</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">By taking a look at the big picture when faced with a one-time, emergency expense, people can avoid years of financial struggle or even homelessness.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">For Mandy, her rent struggle was a sign that she and her partner needed more help to get by than they wanted to admit. They had been considering applying for </span><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/apply"><span style="font-weight: 400">Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> (commonly referred to as SNAP), but their financial crisis caused them to seek help right away.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">“We felt terrible,” Mandy says. “We wanted so badly to be self-sufficient, but we just couldn’t make it work.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">There are a number of resources available if you are in a situation like Mandy’s, and many continue to provide help after the crisis has passed.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Volunteers of America has the following advice if you </span><span style="font-weight: 400">need help paying rent</span><span style="font-weight: 400">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Take an active role in formulating an action plan to end your crisis situation with short-term and long-term solutions.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Avoid ignoring the problem until the last minute.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Don’t panic or make rash decisions, as there are community resources and supports in place to get you through this situation.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Consider taking budgeting classes to determine how to pay your rent in your city, or if you need to find a cheaper place to live.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">“If you have this sneaking suspicion that next month you might not make the rent, you need to start looking right now,” Taylor says. “It’s important to be proactive and really get out there.”</span></p> <h2><span class="heading-2">There’s no shame in asking for help</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Regardless if you’re asking for help through a nonprofit organization, a government agency, friends or family, or crowdfunding, don’t feel embarrassed.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">“Everyone falls on tough times,” Mandy says. “It happens to more of us than people realize.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">So if you’re struggling and need to raise money for rent, take a deep breath. 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