Glenn County assistance programs. 

You can get help with your monthly rent payments and prevent an eviction

If you are at risk of becoming homeless, or currently do not have a home, you may be able qualify for housing and rent assistance thanks to a $1.6 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant. the program is being administered by Glenn County's Community Action Agency. Families and individuals in Glenn County, Tehama, Colusa, and Trinity counties can also participate and receive aid.

The funds from the program may help pay for short- to medium-term rent payment subsidies, rental security deposits, utility bill deposit assistance and also hotel and motel vouchers for up to seven nights in a motel.

The short-term rental assistance being provided can range from one to three months of payments, and the medium-term rent subsidies may go from anywhere from four to 18 months, depending on the clients' financial situation. They also partner with section 8 housing vouchers programs.

To qualify for this rental assistance program, applicants need to be facing an eviction, their home is in foreclosure, they have a serious medical illness, or they have lost a job. Or, they need to be already homeless. While foreclosed homeowners would not receive money to assist with paying their mortgage from this assistance program, they could get funds to help them pay the rent on another home or apartment.

Another benefit of this program is credit counseling. They will receive free counseling in employment, job training, parenting skills and other areas through referral to Human Resource Agency programs.

If someone does receive aid from this program, they must work with a credit counselor to improve their credit and household income management skills and also address any unpaid bills or debts. Also, the amount of rental subsidy that is offered will depend on the individual's or family's total income.

In addition, if you live in Colusa County, they have programs for security deposit assistance, short-term rental payment assistance, as well as free motel vouchers.

Contact Community Action at 530-934-6510. The main office is in Willows, but it supports the entire local region.