Community Programs
Marvin D. Cox, Program Director
Community Services Assistance Services
*Applicants must live within Davidson County
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Assistance to low income households and renters (Help with payments for gas, electric, propane or other energy source)
Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) Program
- Emergency Assistance
- Assistance to customers that have loss of home, living arrangements, income or other financial resources (Help with Mortgage, Rent Water Prescriptions, Special Diet food, Delinquent Property Taxes)
- Homeless Program
- This program provides assistance with rent, electric and water deposits to individuals that have secured housing after being homeless or staying with relatives or friends due to some unforeseen financial circumstance.
- Hardship Program
- To qualify for assistance the client must be ineligible for general assistance, but are experiencing a financial crisis. Eligible families can receive up to two months assistance depending on situation.
Program Services
Program Overview
- General Assistance
- Loss of income due to illness, involuntary work hour reduction
within the past 30-60 days, layoff or other unexpected crisis (Assistance
with Rent, Mortgage, Water, and Delinquent Property Tax). More
Information
Note: link to the attached Word Document titled “General Assistance"
Hardship Assistance Involuntary Financial Crisis that does not meet the General Assistance Criteria or Income Guideline but are within 185% Poverty Guideline (Assistance with Rent, Mortgage, Water, and Delinquent Property Taxes)
- Senior Services
- Any senior citizen age 65 years and older that meet the 130% poverty guideline could be eligible to receive assistance with mortgage, rent, water and delinquent property tax assistance. This program also provides assistance with prescriptions and special diet foods prescribed by a medical doctor.