RENT Assistance
The Chimacum Center is partnering up with Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCap) to support our local Black, Indigenous and POC community with rent assistance.
(Please note that everyone, regardless of race, gender, religion etc. is encouraged to apply for ERAP services)
What does help with rent look like?
As liaisons, we will help you fill out the necessary forms for Emergency Rent Assistance Program (ERAP).
If you qualify, we can assist you in getting your application materials completed and submitted and get your rent paid. Vouchers may also be available for utilities including PUD, propane, internet, and garbage services. (Note, this is not assistance with obtaining housing, but with payment of rent.)
We are peer community advocates. We are not trained trauma-informed care providers or case managers with access to other services. However, as your peers and fellow community members you will be treated with respect and care, and we will do our best to advocate for you through this process.
We are not capable of providing housing or transitional placement of any kind. We acknowledge the limitations of this project and hope to grow more resources to better support unhoused folks and vulnerable people seeking more stable housing options.
How do I know if I qualify? Eligibility:
Contact us and we will help begin the process of applying for this program with you.
We also want to acknowledge the anxiety that exists often around asking for help; this may be especially true for working class people and people of color because of unfair societal stigmas. We hope to help ease that anxiety and assist you with the help you deserve. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!
To get started with the process please contact:
Jade: Jade@chimacumcenter.org Anya: anya@jcarf.org
(Please note that everyone, regardless of race, gender, religion etc. is encouraged to apply for ERAP services)
What does help with rent look like?
As liaisons, we will help you fill out the necessary forms for Emergency Rent Assistance Program (ERAP).
If you qualify, we can assist you in getting your application materials completed and submitted and get your rent paid. Vouchers may also be available for utilities including PUD, propane, internet, and garbage services. (Note, this is not assistance with obtaining housing, but with payment of rent.)
We are peer community advocates. We are not trained trauma-informed care providers or case managers with access to other services. However, as your peers and fellow community members you will be treated with respect and care, and we will do our best to advocate for you through this process.
We are not capable of providing housing or transitional placement of any kind. We acknowledge the limitations of this project and hope to grow more resources to better support unhoused folks and vulnerable people seeking more stable housing options.
How do I know if I qualify? Eligibility:
- Jefferson County Residents
- United States citizenship is NOT an eligibility requirement of this program.
Undocumented people are eligible. - Households’ current income is lower than 80% Area Median Income based off household size. See table below:
Contact us and we will help begin the process of applying for this program with you.
We also want to acknowledge the anxiety that exists often around asking for help; this may be especially true for working class people and people of color because of unfair societal stigmas. We hope to help ease that anxiety and assist you with the help you deserve. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!
To get started with the process please contact:
Jade: Jade@chimacumcenter.org Anya: anya@jcarf.org