The Emergency Financial Assistance for Housing Program (EFAHP) helped with late rent or mortgage payments or rental deposits to prevent households with children from losing their homes because of non-payment or natural disaster.
After many years of service, the EFAHP program has been repealed and replaced with a homeless prevention grant to local agencies. The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) are no longer accepting applications for help with overdue rent, mortgage payments or security deposits.
Please call the following organizations for a list of agencies in your area that might be able to help, or you may call the 211 helpline (just dial 211):
- Jewish Family Services
- Catholic Charities
- Lutheran Social Services
- The Salvation Army
- The United Way
You may also call your local homeless coalition. A list of homeless coalitions is available at www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/homelessness.
