Benefits:
- EAFC provides emergency cash assistance to families who need emergency help paying rent, utilities, or other emergency bills.
- Funds are available through the local department and there is no lifetime limit.
Eligibility:
- EAFC staff reviews each family situation to determine who needs emergency help.
- Families must have one or more children under 21 and living with them.
- Families must present proof that they are behind on rent and have been/will be evicted.
- Families must present notice from utility companies that services have been/will be cut off.
How to Apply:
For more information and to apply, call 1-800-332-6347
Where to Apply:
Your Local Department of Social Services. Click here for a list of local departments.
Application Form:
Print an application form to fill out and take to your local departments of social services. Please click here for application form.
What to Bring:
- Photo Identification (Driver�s License, Maryland ID, or Employment ID)
- Proof of Address (from Apartment or house lease; electric, gas, water, or phone bill; rent book; rent receipt; or mortgage statement)
- Proof of Income for Past 2 Months (from past 2 months pay stubs that show your income, or most recent benefit letter for government checks (SSI, SSDI, VA, Social Security, or any others)
- Proof of Emergency - Eviction or Utility Cut-Off Notice
- Proof of Other Cash or Non Cash resources. (Bring most recent savings and checking account statements)
- Social Security Cards: Everyone who gets services must have a social security number. It is best to bring a card for everyone for whom you are seeking benefits (yourself, children, and so on).
- Proof of Household Expenses. Bring as many of the following as you can: most recent BG&E gas or electric bill; most recent fuel oil or propane bill that shows the company�s name, address, and telephone number; receipt or written statement of child care costs; real estate tax bill; recent doctor or hospital bills.
