Emergency Assistance - Pearisburg, New River Community Action
Provides temporary rental assistance, mortgage, utilities, food, household products, prescriptions, transportation, and dental costs for individuals and families residing in New River Valley and transients who are experiencing a financial crisis who meet the eligibility guidelines · Utility payment assistance - up to $500 per year · Food, household supplies, diapers, and infant formula - monthly Assistance is available for households with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines (example: $52,400 for a family of four). · For Rental or mortgage payment assistance, call our Housing Crisis Hotline at 540-639-3159.
Physical Address
516 Wenonah Avenue, Pearisburg, VA 24134
Hours
For Rental or mortgage payment assistance, call our Housing Crisis Hotline at 540-639-3159. Closed daily 11:30am-1:00pm.
Fax
(540) 921-1723
Voice
Fax
(540) 921-1723
Voice
Application process
Call for an appointment. applicants for services must be experiencing a crisis beyond their control. Assistance is provided on a first come first serve basis after all documentation has been received. Required documentation includes: photo identification card * Social Security numbers for all household members * proof of crisis (bills) * proof of income * additional documents may be required depending upon the situation. For Rental or mortgage payment assistance, call our Housing Crisis Hotline at 540-639-3159.
Fee
No fee
Service area
Giles, VA
Agency info
New River Community Action
New River Community Action is a non-profit agency working with community groups in the New River Valley to address local conditions of poverty in Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski Counties and Radford City. Our programs include Emergency Assistance and Food Pantries, Head Start, Children's Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP), Swift Start, Homeless and Housing Programs, To Our House men and women's winter shelter, Virginia CARES, and free assistance with tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.