Rental assistance in St. Tammany Parish.
Find how to get rental assistance and help with paying for housing costs in St. Tammany Parish. Low-income families and people in a hardship can get financial help. Get grant money to pay back rent or a security deposit, applications to section 8 vouchers, free lawyers to stop an eviction and other support. Locate rent assistance programs near you in St. Tammany Parish below, including the cities of Slidell and Covington.
There are several government organizations, churches and charities that offer money to help with rent or a moving deposit. Many places focus on helping the families with children including single moms while others help seniors. Programs are targeted at low income, the unemployed and renters who are struggling with their bills over the short term but have long term solutions. Many of the housing and rent assistance programs may even be able to help people find a new more affordable home or no wait list apartment to move into in the St. Tammany Parish area.
Most locations in the parish do have limited funding available. Many will also have a waiting list, especially for section 8 vouchers or a free motel room. Since funding and resources are so limited, St. Tammany Parish individuals or families who are applying for help will usually need to have an eviction notice.
Places that help pay rent in St. Tammany Parish and assist with security deposits
Family Promise is a homeless shelter for single parent families, women, single mothers and children. People leaving the shelter can get refereed to rent assistance for the move. However people who stay there may also be able to receive case management and other immediate emergency assistance, including information on permanent housing opportunities. Phone (985) 201-7221.
Catholic Charities provides emergency rent assistance. The St. Tammany Parish can offer qualified lower income families and individuals a number of financial assistance programs. Limited amounts of money may be available for rent, utilities, and other housing costs. They also run a community home at the location. The St. Tammany Parish parish also helps women facing DV as well as immigrants, with housing and other needs including furniture. Location is 62269 Airport Road, Slidell, Louisiana 70460. Telephone number is (504) 523-3755 or (985) 641-4195.
- The Emergency Shelter Program, also run by Catholic Charities, is offered in the wider community to provide assistance to help move individuals/families from homelessness to self sufficiency. Among other financial resources from the program, it offers emergency shelter to first months rent help or permanent housing. Another partner organization is Hispanic Apostolate Catholic Charities (dial (504) 310-6873). This group can address emergency needs for paying rent, including housing.
Covington Housing Authority runs the section 8 rent relief voucher program for St. Tammany Parish. HUD HCV vouchers can be issued that can help pay a portion of your rent. There are income subsidized apartments, emergency section 8, home buying solutions and more. Address is 303 W 33 Street, Covington, Louisiana 70433. Call 985-898-0345
- Housing Authority of the City of Slidell is another section 8 application site for income based, rent subsidized apartments. The address is 1250 Martin Luther King Drive, Slidell, LA 70458. They also operate public housing. Read more on section 8 Louisiana.
St Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church and the Good Samaritan Society can apply emergency rent payment relief, or other financial help, at ,most one time per year. The charity is at 910 Cross Gates Blvd, Slidell, LA 70461. Short term housing, mobile home lot rent and storage cost help is offered too. Call (985) 641-6429.
Rouquette Lodge offers help to seniors in the form of housing, rent money from the government and affordable apartments. The non-profit also works closely with Catholic Charities on income based units for older people. Location is 4300 Highway 22, Mandeville, Louisiana, call 985-626-5217.
Safe Harbor of Covington (call (985) 626-5740) offer assistance and homeless shelter for victims of domestic violence. Also get information on legal support, rent programs, transitional apartments, and more in an effort to get resettled.
NorthLake Homeless Coalition operates in St. Tammany Parish and nearby region. People facing imminent eviction can get referred to rent help but they also coordinate on rehousing and shelters. Call 985-326-8312, or more details are here. https://northlakehomeless.org/.
Community Action in St. Tammany Parish provides applications to ESG grant money to help pay rent, security deposit help and other support. Case mangers help the low-income and people in poverty. The address is 620 N Tyler St, Covington, LA 70433. For more information on emergency rent relief programs call (985) 893-3923. More on rent assistance from Community Action in St. Tammany Parish.
St. Tammany Parish and SE Louisiana Free Legal Services is a volunteer, non-profit driven law firm. Low-income and/or senior citizens who rent an apartment, that are facing discrimination or eviction, can get free legal aid. Lawyers and staff fight evictions, assist renters in housing court and offer other services. Call (504) 529-1000.
Salvation Army social services help Slidell and qualified St. Tammany Parish families. Emergency housing or homeless shelters, rent money, case management and more is offered. Both free vouchers and grant money may be offered to low-income renters and learn more on Salvation Army rent assistance St. Tammany Parish.
Community Christian Concern provides short and long term help, whether a few dollars for back rent or free furniture for a new tenant. Other social services are offered too from 2515 Carey St, Slidell, LA 70458. Call (985) 646-0357
Travelers Aid Society of GNO may be able to assist individuals with their rent on the verge of eviction/homelessness. Emergency transportation is given too. The Crisis-Intervention/Case Management Program they run may also be able to assist people who are currently homeless find a place to live. Look into emergency financial help and rent assistance.
- The agency may also have basic needs support services. Clients of the program may also receive vouchers for shelter, short term housing, a place to store their belongings, and more. The parish Travelers Aid also provides day shelter respite services for the homeless, and all this is above and beyond the rent relief programs. To learn more call (504) 586-0010 or (504) 658-2944.
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