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Albuquerque and Bernalillo County programs can help pay rent and offer housing assistance. Get information, names, and phone numbers of who to call for rent assistance in the Albuquerque New Mexico area.
The agencies, not for profits and charities you will find below have specific services and programs that focus on providing rent assistance. Some agencies may provide direct cash grants or money, while other offer landlord/tenant disputes and free legal aid to contest an eviction filing. Some assistance may offer other forms of housing support, such as utilities or repairs. However each and every Albuquerque New Mexico based organization is committed to keeping people in their homes and apartments, and preventing homelessness. It is recognized that it is easier to help an individual pay their rent and stay in their apartment then seeing someone be evicted and lose their housing.
Joy Junction - The centers offers housing and rent assistance, shelter, free food, clothing and referrals as needed to the low income. 877-6967
Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless 766-5197 - A great place to call for information and referral to Albuquerque programs, including rental assistance. They administer social work assistance, housing support programs, crisis intervention, and help with and offer assistance in applying for government benefits.
Barrett House - Night shelter and emergency help only offered and at most three weeks. Only Woman and Children are served. Phone 243-4887
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Southwest Neighborhoods Housing Services. Phone number 243-5511. Offers homebuyers training, landlord/tenant counseling, budgeting classes, foreclosure avoid, home rehabilitation program, and help for refinancing existing loans for the Albuquerque area.
Catholic Charities of Albuquerque New Mexico. Phone 247-9521 Offers many forms of social services, as well as information on rental and housing services. Among them is it provides housing for single mothers, Immigration Info and even offers such activities as computer class training and English as a second language.
Good Shepherd Manor. Shelter is available for men only, 7 nights up to 7-months. Call 898-0177
Albuquerque Department of Family and Community Services, which can be reached at (505) 768-2745, can direct residents to housing assistance programs. The main one they run is the Homelessness Prevention Fund, which offers funds to help pay rent (both current and back) in an emergency. The section 8 housing voucher program is also administered from this location.
H.E.L.P New Mexico 265-3717 - This non-profit helps with paying rent, utility and cooling bills, can offer employment opportunities, child care and counseling services too.
Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity - This national based non-profit uses donations of volunteer funds and labor, money and materials to build simple, yet high quality and decent affordable housing for Albuquerque’s low income families. Call 265-0057
HOME New Mexico - The government program provides down payment assistance for families with disabilities, counseling, and homebuyers training. 889-9486
Law Access New Mexico - Work with a legal counselor or attorney on a pro-bono basis to get help with Landlord/Tenant disputes. Call 998-4529
Another place to get free legal help for landlord/tenant disputes is New Mexico Legal Aid. Call the firm at 243-7871 to get free legal services and advice for low- income individuals.
Methodist Children’s Home - Get access to case management, counseling, and counseling as well as general life skills and self-sufficiency programs. Call 255-8740
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New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority - The not-for-profit agency provides a variety of housing finance programs and foreclosure prevention for low-income Albuquerque and Bernalillo County New Mexicans. Call 843-6880.
Noon Day Ministry. Call for rent and/or other housing and utility assistance. Call 246-8001
Department of Senior Affairs, which can be reached at 764-6400, runs different assistance programs, offers referrals for housing programs in the community, and other aid.
Women’s Housing Coalition - The center provides low cost, yet high quality affordable housing for women who are single, with families and with children. They need to have no husbands or boyfriends. Call the center at 884-8856.
St. Martins administers rental assistance, helps pay security deposits, and other forms of assistance. Call 843-9405
St. Vincent De Paul Society is made up of a partnership of Albuquerque churches, and the charity organization provides emergency financial assistance and grants for paying rent, food expenses, utilities, housing items and other reasonable requests. It addition, the charity also operates two thrift stores which have a variety of used household goods, clothing, and furniture. 346-1500
The Bernalillo County Salvation Army (phone 881-4293) offers several forms of emergency rental assistance and funds for low income persons. In order to get rent help you need to have an eviction notice. Also apply for other housing needs such as emergency utility assistance for persons with shut off notices. Casework services to local transient persons, shelter, and information on New Mexico and government housing programs also offered.
SER de New Mexico - Speak to a counselor for homeownership pre and post counseling, landlord/tenant eviction prevention counseling and advice, homeownership foreclosure default counseling and GED programs. Call 268-4500.
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