Homelessness Prevention - Utility And Rent Assistance | Lakewood Community Services Center
Provides payment assistance for utilities (gas and electric). Also offers rent payment assistance. Agency will first try to work out a solution between the renter and landlord (such as letting the renter make extended payments or extending the due date for rent). Amount of assistance given will vary with each case. Provides help with finding affordable housing that meets the client's budget and circumstances.
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211 Cleveland
Physical Address
12900 Madison Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107
Hours
M-F: 10:00am-4:00pm.
Fax
(216) 226-8493
Voice
Website
https://www.lcsclakewood.org
Application process
Must call M-F: 10:00am-4:00pm to arrange for service; if no answer, leave a voice mail and the call will be returned (voice mail is checked once or twice a day).
Fee
Free.
Eligibility
Serves Lakewood residents with gross income at or below 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI) (for Cuyahoga County: Household of ONE: $31,650 per year; TWO: $36,200; THREE: $41,000; FOUR: $45,200). Applicants must have some type of income that is enough to maintain their rent or utilities after assistance is granted. UTILITIES: Must have shut off notice; Must have already applied for HEAP (if in season and if eligible) and/or PIPP Plus; clients can receive assistance one time per year per utility. RENT and RENT DEPOSIT: received a summons to court ordered eviction from Lakewood Municipal court (not a three day notice from the landlord does not qualify). No restrictions for housing search assistance.
Service area
Lakewood, Ohio
Agency info
Lakewood Community Services Center
Provides homelessness prevention, housing assistance, and resource and referral services.