Monmouth County assistance programs.

Housing help, including rent, foreclosure assistance, and energy bills

The Affordable Housing Alliance (AHA) is a nonprofit organization that has as its primary goal the agenda of doing whatever it can to provide housing assistance programs, develop affordable housing, and offer services such as foreclosure counseling, a first-time home buyer assistance program, rental and energy bill assistance, eviction prevention and more for residents of Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties. You can find below more information on some of the programs they offer. However, you should contact the Affordable Housing Alliance to learn more about these programs, and others that they have, or to apply.

Mortgage and foreclosure assistance
AHA will assist families who need to find assistance in obtaining a workout solution with their bank, lender, or current mortgage holder. The goal is to reduce their monthly mortgage payments and stop a foreclosure filing. As with any program there are limited resources, so they will prioritize client intervention based on those clients who are in the foreclosure process and help those most in need. If you are someone who is facing an imminent foreclosure emergency, contact the Affordable Housing Alliance to see what they can offer you. Find additional ways to get mortgage assistance.

Help with heating and utility bills
The Affordable Housing Alliance will also help families with the application process so that they can receive assistance with paying their heating, gas, electric, propane, and oil bills. The AHA organization is also an authorized NJ SHARES Intake site, which means they will assist those people with moderate household incomes by providing a one-time hardship assistance payment per calendar year.

In addition, AHA also manages a Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) which will assist low to moderate income households, particularly those people who have the lowest incomes that pay a high proportion of household income for their heating and or home energy bills. They do what they can to help the with meeting their one-time or monthly home energy or heating needs, depending on household eligibility and income.

New home buyers
Yet another program is available, and that is an educational workshop and one-on-one counseling for potential first-time home buyers.

Referrals
If AHA can’t help you in your particular situation, they also partner with other nonprofit community organizations and charities to develop housing options, assistance plans, revitalize neighborhoods and ultimately, strengthen our state, nation, and your family’s finances. They can refer you to these agencies, and these partners they work with can include Catholic Charities, Asbury Park’s STARS, NAACP, Manna House, Ladacin, Interfaith Neighbors, and the Mental Health Association.

They are located at 59 Broad St. Eatontown, NJ. The phone number is 732-389-2958.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

The Affordable Housing Alliance has been administering this federal government funded program.

The AHA non-profit agency began facilitating funding through the long-running federal government Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to Monmouth County residents in November. Since then they have helped several hundred people who are in need of financial aid with paying their utility bills. The LIHEAP program will help qualified families pay for their home heating bills, cooling and other energy costs, as well as helping them weatherize homes. Individuals in Eatontown and Monmouth County are eligible for LIHEAP up to 225 percent of the poverty level in New Jersey

The amount of the grant that is provided after qualifying for LIHEAP is determined on a case-by-case basis. It depends on the your total family income and number of people in your household. There is no one set answer to the amount of aid that is provided.