Rent assistance in Athens – Clarke County area.
Find grant money, loans, and other funding to help pay rent in Athens – Clarke County. There is money offered from a wide range of places listed below, including churches, charities, and government organizations. Anyone facing eviction, or the homeless, can get money to pay for back rent or a security deposit to move. Find rental assistance programs near you in the Athens GA – Clarke County area.
Almost every single agency provides one time financial assistance in an emergency. There is also moving cost assistance in Athens including funds to pay a deposit or first months rent, section 8 HUD programs, and more. This means that the applicant needs to be behind on their rent due to a crisis, and it can’t be a long term need. If the request is for long term support, then HUD section 8 vouchers, case management, and self-sufficiency may be used.
Find where to apply and how to get rent payment assistance in the Athens GA area below. Or if the need is for energy bill help, rental deposits, affordable apartments to lease, or other needs then a charity or government organization may have referrals.
Where to get help in Athens – Clarke County with paying rent
Athens DFCS
Address: 284 North Ave, Athens, GA 30601. Phone: (706) 227-7024
They run the TANF cash assistance program in Georgia. It can provide money for rent, housing, and more, but is only for very low income families and those in poverty. Cash can also help the disabled, elderly, or single moms/dads in Clarke County pay their rental costs. Find cash assistance in Georgia.
ACTION, Inc.
Location is 594 Oconee Street, Athens, GA 30601. Call (706) 546-8293
The Athens-Clarke County community action agency provide applications to government rent relief programs. For residents facing a one-time financial hardship that they did not create, there is financial help or even loans. It can help them pay their rent, energy bills, and much more. There is also case management around housing and employment matters.
Athens Area Homeless Shelter
Location is 620 Barber Street, Athens, GA 30601. Phone - 706-354-0423
While there is a homeless shelter, they also operate housing first rapid rehousing programs. They help the poor, homeless transition into permanent homes. They include short term partial rental payment assistance, job training, transitional housing drug and alcohol abuse, motel vouchers and more. Any funds to pay rent on a new place are for people leaving the shelter.
St. Joseph Charities
Main location is 535 Hawthorne Ave, Athens, GA 30606. Telephone number (706) 850-7777
No walk ins accepted. Any funds for rent, security deposits, or utility bills for tenants are only paid out once per 4 months.
Athens Housing Authority
Office location is 300 S Rocksprings St, Athens, Georgia 30606. Main Phone: (706) 425-5300
Very low income families, the poor, elderly, and senior may qualify for a HUD housing choice voucher. It can pay a portion of rent. There are also income based apartments, self-sufficiency, and other services. Rent subsidized apartments in the private market is offered from section 8 housing choice vouchers. There are also crisis section 8 housing vouchers in GA for an emergency.
Salvation Army of Athens and Clarke County
Location is 484 Hawthorne Avenue, Athens, Georgia 30606. Main number is (706) 543-5350
They only run the UWNEGA program, which is for rent to stop homelessness. Applicants need proof of income and expenses as well as copy of lease. There is also an emergency shelter, referrals to Untied Way rental assistance programs and other aid. More on Salvation Army Athens action assistance programs.
Live Forward - formerly AIDS Athens
Main address: 2500 W Broad St , Athens, GA 30606. Telephone number - (706) 549-3730 or (706) 542-2437
Rent assistance is only for people with HIV and/or AIDs.
Athens-Clark County Continuum of Care coordinates emergency and long term rent assistance programs in the area. The Coalition partners with the government and non-profits to help reduce homelessness. Get referrals to rent relief programs, including for mobile homes, no-wait list apartments in Athens-Clarke County and other resources. More details here. https://athenshc.org/.
Mental or physically disabled in Clarke County – Athens
Only the mentally or physically disabled can apply for housing assistance. There are a couple agencies that provide grants for rent payment, shelter, and even some basic medical needs.
- Athens Resource Center for Hope - Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, Location is 250 North Avenue, Athens, GA 30601, Phone - (706) 354-1154.
- ARK and the United Ministry Outreach Center which is at 640-A Barber Street, Athens, Georgia 30601. Call (706) 548-8155.
Athens Georgia Legal Services Program
Location is 1865 W Broad St B, Athens, GA 30606. Phone number: (706) 227-5362
The indigent, very low income, and seniors can get free legal aid, including representation in housing court. Lawyers also mediate solutions around rent and security deposits between landlords and tenants.
Beech Haven Baptist Church
Location is 2390 West Broad Street, Athens, GA 30606. Telephone - (706) 548-7084
The Christian charity helps the poor, including with paying rent on an affordable house. Apply for free furniture, emergency rent assistance, and other support.
ARK - Senior Rent Assistance (NOAH)
Main address: 640-A Barber Street, Athens, Georgia 30601. Call (706) 548-8155
Applicants to the housing and rent programs need to be 55 or older. Supportive housing takes care of medical needs. The elderly need to pay a portion of their income for rent.
First Baptist Church - Family Promise
Address is 355 Pulaski Street, Athens, GA 30601. Phone - (706) 425-1881
Homeless prevention and stability services are offered. Get referrals to, or access to, emergency rent or deposit help. They partner with many local churches on shelters, financial help for past due rent to limit homelessness, and other housing resources.
- Interfaith Hospitality is the national organization of Family Promise. Programs in Clarke County include homeless shelter, rent or moving deposit help, storage assistance, and more. They help the homeless rehousing and also stop evictions. More on rent help from Interfaith Hospitality.
Project Safe is only for women/children fleeing abuse
Dial (706) 549-0922
The components range from shelter to homeless prevention rehousing, free legal aid, grants to pay rental deposits or moving expenses and more. The goal is to keep clients safe.
Ebenezer Baptist Church - West
Location is 205 N Chase Street, Athens, GA 30606. Call (706) 543-9644
In an emergency, the Athens-Clarke County charity has a few dollars to help with partial rent payments.
Timothy Baptist Church
Location for financial assistance is 380 Timothy Road, Athens, Georgia 30606. Call (706) 549-1435
Applicants need an eviction notice to have any chance to get money for paying their rent. There is also emergency financial help for energy bills if gone unpaid and could cause a disconnection.
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