Service/Program:
Emergency Housing Assistance
Description of service/program:
MMHA provides intake and case management for Medina County residents experiencing a housing crisis. Assistance may include referrals for shelters and financial assistance to prevent or end homelessness. Funding and eligibility criteria for this activity changes routinely. Assistance may include short or long-term rental assistance, utility payments, security deposits and mortgage assistance.
Service limitations (income, geographic, hours, etc):
Must meet literally homeless definition:
- Sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation (car, tent, etc.)
- Residing in an emergency shelter
- Timing out or graduating from transitional housing
- In hospital or institution for up to 90 days (but homeless prior to entry)
- Fleeing Domestic Violence
- Living in a motel/hotel paid by federal, state or local government programs, or paid by charitable organizations
Referral contact information:
120 W. Washington St., Suite 1-L
Medina, OH 44256
Ask for: Emergency Department
330-725-7531
Medina Metro Housing Authority – https://communitynavigator.theconnectorproject.org/medina-metropolitan-housing-authority/