CAHRA offers financial rent assistance to Pinal County tenants

The Community Action Human Resources Agency (CAHRA) is a major provider of rental assistance services across Pinal County Arizona. This nonprofit organization provides comprehensive rental assistance through intensive case management and supportive services.

A United Way partner, CAHRA is committed to fighting poverty and homelessness by stopping evictions before they start. The agency’s programs are geared to work with those who are most at risk of losing their home, especially when faced with a short-term crisis.

Eviction Prevention

If you are facing a potential eviction or have already received an eviction notice from your landlord, CAHRA may be able to provide financial assistance to your household. Financial assistance can often be the most valuable asset that individual or family may have in preventing an eviction, especially if they have had an interruption in income or experienced a major financial crisis.

Financial assistance may be used to prevent the eviction entirely. This could potentially involve the payment of late rent or even back rent in certain situations. The agency is also willing to work with your landlord to see if there is a mutually agreeable solution that will allow you to remain in your current rental property.

One awesome component of CAHRA’s financial assistance program is at the agency can also work with you to transition out of a bad situation and into a more affordable and safe rental unit. Even if you lack the funds for security deposit, the agency frequently provides both the rental security deposit and the first month’s rent to qualifying applicants. They can even work with your landlord to determine if it is possible to terminate your lease as well as to find any possibilities of mitigating any future financial or legal liability to you for vacating the property early. Keep in mind that the agency cannot absolve you of any financial or legal liability. Instead, they try to work with you and your landlord to find a solution that is in everyone’s best interests.

Transitional Housing

CAHRA maintains a transitional housing program in Casa Grande. The program is designed to help households who need time to recover from a recent hardship. Whether you were injured or lost her job, you can benefit from having a safe place to stay while you work on restoring your income, improving your credit and saving for move-in expenses at your new rental property.

If you live in Pinal County and meet the eligibility requirements of the transitional housing program, and you could be approved for entry into the transitional housing program. You do not need to be a Casa Grande resident.

Comprehensive Community Services

In addition to rental assistance in Pinal County, CAHRA provides additional services that can be of great importance to a family in crisis. Emergency shelter can be arranged if you have been recently evicted and have nowhere else to stay. Even utility bills may be paid if you have received a disconnection notice.

The first step is to contact the case manager to schedule an appointment for a face-to-face interview. An application for assistance will need to be submitted and your request will be prioritized according to your needs as well as those who are also seeking service at the same time. Call CAHRA at 520-466-1112. Rental assistance for Pinal County residents could be just a phone call away.