Rental Assistance Qualifications

• You are an Orange County resident.

• Your household has income.

• Your monthly expenses are lower than your total monthly income.

• You do not owe more than one month’s rent.

• You have documentation of an unexpected expense or loss of income within the last 45 days.

• You do not have an eviction case already filed in the court system.

• You have not received financial assistance from an agency in the last 12 months.

• Your landlord is willing to accept payment from an outside agency.

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Utility Assistance Qualifications

• You are an Orange County or Seminole County resident.

• You have documentation of an unexpected expense or loss of income within the last 45 days.

• You have not received financial assistance from an agency in the last 12 months.

• You do not have an eviction case already filed in the court system.

**Also Note**

• We can only assist with current monthly charges.

• We cannot pay towards a payment plan.

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Please understand that providing the requested documentation does not guarantee approval for assistance. If you are approved, you may be eligible for up to $1,000 in rental assistance and/or up to $650 in utility assistance. If you owe more than this amount, you must be able to pay the remaining balance. Financial Assistance can only be provided once every 12 months.

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The Christian Service Center can only review a limited number of applications per month. Once we reach the maximum number of requests, we will temporarily stop accepting new applications until the following month.

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Click the link below to create an account and start an application. You will be able to submit questions once you start your application if you have a question for a case manager.

 

If you need an immediate response to a question please email financialassistance@christianservicecenter.org