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Help To Pay Rent, Security Deposit or Utilities
***These places might be able to help you pay rent, security deposit, or
utility bills. Call the places that you think can help you. You can walk in if
you can’t contact an agency by phone***
Cleveland Mediation Center: (216) 621-1919-- 2012 West 25th Suite 412. They might
be able to help you by paying your landlord rent that you owe. When you call them, use
extension 100.
Catholic Charities Services: (216) 781-8262-- 1736 Superior Ave (Cosgrove Center)
They may be able to help with rent if you have a child in the household. No-walk-in
services available.
CEOGC: (216) 696-9077—1288 Euclid Ave Suite 700. CEOGC might be able to help
you pay rent to stay where you are living or to move. They have an automated
appointment system. Call it daily if you don’t get through the first time. For help to pay
utilities, call CEOGC at (216) 518-4014.
Cuyahoga County Dept. of Employment and Family Services: (216) 987-7000, or
call your case worker if you have one—1641 Payne Ave. They have a program called
PRC that might be able to help you pay rent, security deposit or utility bills. Ask for a
PRC application when you call. You must have a child in your custody, or be expecting a
child, to get help from them.
Consumer Protection Association: (216) 881-3434—3030 Euclid Ave Suite 105. The
Consumer Protection Association sometimes has funds to help people pay past due
mortgage or utility bills.
Eden Inc.: (216) 961-9690—7812 Madison Ave. Eden might be able to help you pay
rent if you or a family member living with you has a permanent mental health disability.
Eden can help with rent, security deposit, utility bills and moving costs.
Salvation Army: (216) 623-7488-- 2507 East 22nd St. (Salvation Army of Greater
Cleveland). The Salvation Army has very limited emergency funds. They might be able
to help pay rent, if they have any available funds.
Murtis Taylor Center: (216) 283-4400—13422 Kinsman. They may be able to assist
with rent or utility payments.
Spanish American Committee: (216) 961-2100—4407 Lorain. The Spanish American
Committee might have very limited funds to help you pay rent.
Veteran Services Commission: (216) 698-2600—1849 Prospect (ground floor). If you
are a military veteran, or the spouse of a living or deceased military veteran, the Vet
Services Commission might be able to help you pay rent.
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Cleveland Housing Network: (216) 574-7100—2999 Payne Ave. If the Cleveland
Housing Network is your landlord, they might be able to help you pay rent that you owe
to them.
United Way 2-1-1/ First Call for Help: Dial 2-1-1 or (216) 436-2000—1331 Euclid
Ave. They can possibly give you phone numbers of other agencies to call. They do not
have any funds to help you pay rent themselves.
Cleveland Tenants Organization: (216) 432-0609—3631 Perkins Ave Suite 3A-4.
This organization has a program that helps people who are being evicted. The also have a
listing of places to rent and can give referrals to agencies that can help you pay your rent.
Department of Aging: (216) 664-2833—75 Erieview Plaza, 2nd Floor. They have a
homeless prevention program available for qualifying seniors. Also have some programs
that may help with paying utilities.
***If you belong to a church, synagogue or mosque, call them too.
Many religious groups have money set aside to help their members in an
emergency.***