The DeKalb Integrated Community Care Initiative (ICCI), sponsored by the U.S. Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program, specifically provides funding to assist households facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ICCI Program aims to provide financial assistance for rent, rental arrears, utilities, and other housing related expenses to prevent evictions and promote housing stability.
Financial hardship: One or more individuals within the household must have qualified for unemployment benefits or experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship during or due to the pandemic. Priority is given to households with one or more members who have been unemployed for at least 90 days.
Homelessness or risk of homelessness or housing instability: The household must demonstrate homelessness or a risk of homelessness or housing instability. This can include:
- Past due utility, rent notice, or eviction notice
- Unsafe or unhealthy living conditions, such as overcrowding
- Any other evidence of risk, as determined by DeKalb County
Income requirements: Income requirements: The household must be a low-income family, as defined by the HUD income limits for 2024. Priority is given to households with less than 50 percent of the area median income, which is $37,650 for a single family or $53,750 for a family of four. Also prioritized are households with one or more members that have been unemployed for at least 90 days.
Housing stability services (legal services related to evictions)
- Atlanta Legal Aid Society
- DeKalb Pro Bono
JF&CS is one of nine participating nonprofit agencies helping to provide assistance to reduce homelessness and prevent evictions.
IMPORTANT
JF&CS does not take walk-ins. To be served, participants must first complete the application below and then wait to be contacted by a case manager. Assistance provided is by phone appointment only.
Please ensure that the application is completed with all fields and signatures. Also, be sure to include all required supporting documents.
Submission of this application does not guarantee approval for assistance or availability of funds. Please do not submit multiple applications. Allow four or more weeks for processing once a completed application is received. Currently, case managers are serving those applicants who submitted their application in December.
Unfortunately, we cannot provide case status updates. Eligible and approved applicants will be contacted.
If you are at risk of eviction, please reach out to one of the following organizations for legal assistance with eviction and housing matters:
- DeKalb Pro Bono
- Atlanta Legal Aid Society