St. Lawrence County assistance programs.Find how to get assistance paying rent
Families and individuals who live in St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Lewis County, so called northern New York country residents, have a new way for how to get help from social services offices and nonprofit organizations. These groups are working together to combat what they call an increasingly apparent problem, and that is being an increasing number of people facing eviction and homelessness. A new program known as Helping Eradicate All Roads to Homelessness, or the HEARTH program, will provide assistance. St. Lawrence County Social Services was provided hundreds of thousands of dollars from the federal government stimulus plan to be used to prevent evictions, homelessness, and even help people who may currently be homeless. The HEARTH will provide many forms of assistance, including help with rent, heating and money for energy bill assistance, funds for security deposits, emergency free hotel and motel vouchers, money for moving costs, landlord-tenant dispute resolution, free legal help and also assistance to find affordable housing for households who are at or below 50 percent of median income in St. Lawrence. Find additional low income programs. Struggling families are becoming an increasingly large problem in St. Lawrence County, and there are more families and individuals looking for temporary housing solutions and rent help than before. The HEARTH program is intended to provide financial assistance in order to help people avoid homelessness. As people apply for aid, they will be assessed and it will be determined if over the long term they can afford to stay where they are and pay rent over the years. If the applicant can get back on their feet over the long term, and they just need short-term assistance, we'll help them with their rent. If there is no good plan for sustainability and for them to be successful over the long term, they will explore other options. Contact St. Lawrence County Social Services for more information. | 
