Rural Office of Community Services, Inc offers the following basic needs services:

• Emergency Rental Assistance
  • Must be behind (i.e.: if rent is due on the 5th, come for assistance after the 5th). Eviction notice is not required, however, there will be a form the landlord needs to complete the verify rent is past due.
• Emergency Utility Assistance
  • Must be behind AND have disconnection notice.
• Employment Program
• Food Vouchers
• Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing
• Public Transportation Pass Program
• Security deposit or first months rent
  • Can help with one or the other, but not both
• School supply vouchers (income qualifications apply, children K-12)
• Weatherization

See website for details and application information.

Rural Office of Community Services, Inc offers the following basic needs services:

• Emergency Rental Assistance
  • Must be behind (i.e.: if rent is due on the 5th, come for assistance after the 5th). Eviction notice is not required, however, there will be a form the landlord needs to complete the verify rent is past due.
• Emergency Utility Assistance
  • Must be behind AND have disconnection notice.
• Employment Program
• Food Vouchers
• Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing
• Public Transportation Pass Program
• Security deposit or first months rent
  • Can help with one or the other, but not both
• School supply vouchers (income qualifications apply, children K-12)
• Weatherization

See website for details and application information.

A national grant assistance program that provides financial assistance to eligible American Legion Auxiliary members who are impacted by a natural disaster or in a time of financial crisis.

Disaster Assistance: Applicants must either received damage to their primary residence, been displaced/evacuated from their residence or experienced basic out-of-pocket emergency expenses.

Hardship Assistance: Applicants have to have past due expenses related to their primary residence and/or basic household utilities.

Grants are awarded for $3,000 per grantee and one grant (disaster or hardship) will be awarded in a 12-month period.

Rural Office of Community Services, Inc offers the following basic needs services:

• Emergency Rental Assistance
  • Must be behind (i.e.: if rent is due on the 5th, come for assistance after the 5th). Eviction notice is not required, however, there will be a form the landlord needs to complete the verify rent is past due.
• Emergency Utility Assistance
  • Must be behind AND have disconnection notice.
• Employment Program
• Food Vouchers
• Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing
• Public Transportation Pass Program
• Security deposit or first months rent
  • Can help with one or the other, but not both
• School supply vouchers (income qualifications apply, children K-12)
• Weatherization

See website for details and application information.

If eligible, temporary emergency financial assistance is available for children's needs of up to $1,500. All other avenues must be exhausted before applying for assistance.

The program assists with household heating costs for propane and fuel oil July 1 - April 30. For electric and gas, meter readings October 1 - May 15 are eligible for payment.

Energy funds are distributed on a first come first serve basis. Applications received after March 31 will be processed for the next heating season.

The program is designed to provide a supplemental payment to the primary heating cost of a home. Eligibility and assistance amount is based on household income, heating type and region, and number of persons in household.

In heating crisis situations, such as disconnect for primary heating source, refusal to deliver or cash on delivery, eviction (if heat is included in rent), or furnace problems, contact the office for emergency assistance.