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Benefits:

  1. EAFC provides emergency cash assistance to families who need emergency help paying rent, utilities, or other emergency bills.
  2. Funds are available through the local department and there is no lifetime limit.

Eligibility:

  1. EAFC staff reviews each family situation to determine who needs emergency help.
  2. Families must have one or more children under 21 and living with them.
  3. Families must present proof that they are behind on rent and have been/will be evicted.
  4. 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:

  1. Photo Identification (Driver’s License, Maryland ID, or Employment ID)
  2. Proof of Address (from Apartment or house lease; electric, gas, water, or phone bill; rent book; rent receipt; or mortgage statement)
  3. 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)
  4. Proof of Emergency - Eviction or Utility Cut-Off Notice
  5. Proof of Other Cash or Non Cash resources. (Bring most recent savings and checking account statements)
  6. 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).
  7. 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.