CRC is ready to help eligible applicants get rental and utilities relief
New York State's Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) provides financial assistance to landlords and tenants who have experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19. The program provides:
Applicants can file directly with New York State to receive financial assistance or work through one of the County's nonprofit partners listed below or select DSS offices to receive application assistance. The program is accepting applications as of June 1, 2021 on a first-come, first-served basis. A full list of eligibility criteria is listed on the State's website.
Nonprofit partners include:
Catholic Charities of New York - (888) 744-7900
Community Housing Innovations - (914) 683-1010
Community Resource Center - (914) 835-1512
El Centro Hispano - (914) 289-0500
Hudson Valley Justice Center - (914) 308-3490
Human Development Services of Westchester - (914) 939-2878
Keeping Communities Safe - (914) 873-4900
Mount Vernon United Tenants - (914) 699-1114
Neighbors Link - (914) 666-3410
Salvation Army - (914) 949-2908
Westchester Residential Opportunities - (914) 428-4507
To apply with CRC, an appointment is required. Please contact us at 914-835-1512 to make an appointment with Angela Torero or Debora Barrios.
New York State's Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) provides financial assistance to landlords and tenants who have experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19. The program provides:
- up to 12 months rental arrears payments for rents accrued on or after March 13, 2020
- up to three months of additional rental assistance if the household is expected to spend 30 percent or more of their gross monthly income to pay for rent
- up to 12-months of electric or gas utility arrears payments for arrears that have accrued on or after March 13, 2020
Applicants can file directly with New York State to receive financial assistance or work through one of the County's nonprofit partners listed below or select DSS offices to receive application assistance. The program is accepting applications as of June 1, 2021 on a first-come, first-served basis. A full list of eligibility criteria is listed on the State's website.
Nonprofit partners include:
Catholic Charities of New York - (888) 744-7900
Community Housing Innovations - (914) 683-1010
Community Resource Center - (914) 835-1512
El Centro Hispano - (914) 289-0500
Hudson Valley Justice Center - (914) 308-3490
Human Development Services of Westchester - (914) 939-2878
Keeping Communities Safe - (914) 873-4900
Mount Vernon United Tenants - (914) 699-1114
Neighbors Link - (914) 666-3410
Salvation Army - (914) 949-2908
Westchester Residential Opportunities - (914) 428-4507
To apply with CRC, an appointment is required. Please contact us at 914-835-1512 to make an appointment with Angela Torero or Debora Barrios.
On April 6, 2021, immigrant workers of New York celebrated a historic victory. State lawmakers created a $2.1 billion fund to provide relief to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who lost work during the pandemic. For more than a year, our immigrant neighbors have suffered without economic relief and government assistance due to their immigration status.
The Community Resource Center joined the Fund For Excluded Workers Coalition to fight for the justice our essential immigrant workers deserve, and collectively we won! We owe this victory to the workers and hunger strikers who put their lives at risk for their people during a 22-day hunger strike. We thank advocates and allies for their support, especially our local partners: Alianza Laboral de Westchester, Yonkers Sanctuary Movement, NDLON, New York Immigration Coalition, Make the Road, Westchester Women's Agenda, and WesPac.
We commend Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for supporting immigrant workers by making this much needed fund a reality. We applaud Senator Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Carmen De La Rosa's grassroots leadership in sponsoring the original legislation to establish an excluded workers fund.
Despite this historic win, there is still work to be done. The fund for excluded workers is about one-third of the benefit other workers can expect from Unemployment Insurance and similar programs, and it will not provide relief for wages lost beyond March, 2021. It also includes provisions that will make it difficult for some workers to access the funding, and excludes individuals who have been recently released from incarceration.
The Community Resource Center joined the Fund For Excluded Workers Coalition to fight for the justice our essential immigrant workers deserve, and collectively we won! We owe this victory to the workers and hunger strikers who put their lives at risk for their people during a 22-day hunger strike. We thank advocates and allies for their support, especially our local partners: Alianza Laboral de Westchester, Yonkers Sanctuary Movement, NDLON, New York Immigration Coalition, Make the Road, Westchester Women's Agenda, and WesPac.
We commend Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for supporting immigrant workers by making this much needed fund a reality. We applaud Senator Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Carmen De La Rosa's grassroots leadership in sponsoring the original legislation to establish an excluded workers fund.
Despite this historic win, there is still work to be done. The fund for excluded workers is about one-third of the benefit other workers can expect from Unemployment Insurance and similar programs, and it will not provide relief for wages lost beyond March, 2021. It also includes provisions that will make it difficult for some workers to access the funding, and excludes individuals who have been recently released from incarceration.
CRC is proud to have supported this effort, and we thank everyone who joined us in this fight.
We are grateful for our community of donors who have supported excluded workers through CRC's Emergency Assistance Fund. You have helped to keep low-income families safe during the pandemic.
We are grateful for our community of donors who have supported excluded workers through CRC's Emergency Assistance Fund. You have helped to keep low-income families safe during the pandemic.
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Over our 23 years in existence, we have grown from a community initiative and referral organization to one that provides comprehensive direct client services and programs. Through thoughtful planning, we provide a myriad of educational programs, case management and referral services and advocate for immigrants and low-income families in need. However, while we have a plan- we still need your help to get the job done.
134 Center Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-835-1512 | 914-630-7022
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-835-1512 | 914-630-7022