Prince George's County Department of Social Services, Office of Housing and Homeless Services
805 Brightseat Road
Landover, MD - 20785
- (301) 909-2228
About Prince George's County Department of Social Services, Office of Housing and Homeless Services
Last-Modified: 2021-08-23 05:48:14The purpose of the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP) is to assist individuals and families facing a housing crisis. Funding is available for small one-time crisis grants to keep those facing eviction, safely housed. Case management and counseling is provided to those households in need and for early intervention to prevent eviction. Grant funding is used for training clients on budgeting and other life skills, education on tenant rights and responsibilities, and mediation between landlord and tenant. The one-time direct grants are provided to landlords to prevent eviction. Qualifying households must have a lease in their name, the ability to pay rent moving forward to the Local DSS or service provider working with the DSS must determine that the family unit will be able to continue to stay in the permanent housing or move to other permanent housing through payment to or arrangement with the landlord.
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My daughter and I are homeless staying in a hotel. But because of the virus I’m unable to work and pay for my stay.
My sister and I are both senior citizens And both disabled and the house we live in it’s going to be sold Friday and we need a place to stay, I have been trying to get an apartment but when I was out trying to get my disability it affected my credit and now I can’t seem to get an apartment
Necesito ayuda para pagar mi renta que debo hacer para que me ayuden y que documentos enviar
I want to apply for rent assistance. But I don’t know how to apply.
