Jose Gonzalez worked on commission as a car salesman to support his wife and two young children. He injured his knee and had to have surgery, so he was unable to work. Jose applied for disability, but the paperwork took a long time and he would not receive enough checks to cover his rent for this month. He tried to explain his situation to his landlord, but his landlord issued a notice to pay rent or leave the apartment. Mr. Gonzalez came to the Sacred Heart Housing Assistance office and applied for help with his late rent. Because he would be able to make it on his own for that one month, he was approved and he and his family were able to remain in his home.

If you would like to speed up your housing assisstance qualification process, please download and fill out the following form to see if you qualify for assistance before you call for an appointment at 408-278-2166.

Housing Assistance Pre-Screening Form - English

Housing Assistance Pre-Screening Form - Spanish

Emergency Financial Assistance Qualifications

Sacred Heart Community Service offers one-time-only emergency financial assistance to individuals and households that meet our funder’s guidelines. We define an emergency as an unexpected situation that prevents you from meeting your financial responsibilities or obligations. Situations such as gambling, drugs, or illegal activity do not constitute an emergency. Please read the following statements to determine whether you are eligible for an appointment to seek financial assistance at Sacred Heart Community Service. All supporting documents must be under applicants name.

Sacred Heart Community Service DOES NOT have funding to help with past due rent or PG&E assistance if you are on SECTION 8 Housing. You do not qualify for an appointment to request financial assistance if you are on SECTION 8 Housing.

You must be homeless or live in one of the following zip codes to be eligible to request an appointment for financial assistance.

95008, 95110, 95111, 95113, 95117, 95118
95124, 95125, 95126, 95128, 95136

Did you know?

• The Housing Office provides emergency financial assistance to help our families maintain their permanent housing or to obtain permanent housing and to assist with other emergency needs, such as PG&E bills.
• 40-50 calls a day come to Sacred Heart Community Service from people who are facing eviction because they cannot afford their rent and from people that do not have permanent housing who are trying to move into a place of their own.
• Assistance is provided on a one-time only basis through a screening process with our customers to determine why they need assistance and to make sure that their financial situation is stabilizing

How can you help?

Donations to provide emergency housing or utilities' assistance

Volunteer, (bi-lingual Spanish-English especially needed), to assist in providing timely and compassionate service to our housing customers.