|
SHELTER PROGRAM
All phone extensions listed are for the main number: (973) 678-5882
I am homeless--How do I get shelter?
If you receive either City or County Welfare, go to your Welfare worker and
ask for shelter. You may need a letter from where you were staying or an
eviction notice. Welfare should place you in a shelter of their choice.
If you do not have income, bring your ID and a DC-5 form from unemployment
to Welfare (City Welfare, if you are single/County Welfare if you have children
with you) and ask for Welfare benefits and shelter. If you have another form of
income (employment, SSI, etc.), call Robin Edwards, Director of Shelter Operations, at ext. 3019 to check on available space in a special grant program.
If you or a child with you has HIV/AIDS, you may qualify for shelter
regardless of your source of income. Refer to the Special
Programs section of this site, or call Pat Patterson, Case Manager, at ext. 3027 to discuss your situation.
Welfare denied me for shelter. What do I do?
Ask for the denial in writing. Bring the denial to Legal Services and ask for
assistance in fighting it, if you think it is not deserved.
Remember: If you or a child with you has HIV/AIDS, call Pat Patterson, Case Manager, at ext. 3027 for shelter regardless of your Welfare status.
I am a DYFS worker and have a family in need of shelter or we will have to
place the children. Can you help?
If the family receives County Welfare, they should go there to request
shelter. A letter from you confirming the homeless situation may help. If it is
too late in the day to deal with County Welfare, the client has been denied or
does not receive Welfare, Isaiah House does have a Family Shelter contract with
DYFS.
Call Robin Edwards, Director of Shelter Operations, at ext. 3019 for space
availability and procedures.
I am moving out of a shelter. How can Isaiah House help me move into my own place?
If you are on Welfare, they may be able to assist you with transitional
housing, Temporary Rental Assistance. If you are not on
Welfare, Isaiah House may be able to assist you with some relocation funds. We
may also have funding to help resolve a back utility bill. Isaiah House does NOT
have Section 8 or Subsidized Housing vouchers.
For relocation services, contact Cheryl Carter-Weeks, Director of Community Affairs at extension 3002.
| 
