Milwaukee County Housing Division
1220 W. Vliet Street, Room 301C
Milwaukee, WI - 53205
- (414) 289-6542
About Milwaukee County Housing Division
Last-Modified: 2024-03-22 01:30:43Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing ProgramOn February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,which ludes $1.5 billion for a Homelessness Prevention Fund.
Housing Division, Milwaukee County Department of Health & Human Services - MILWAUKEE COUNTY offers program that provides Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) that is being distributed based on the formula used for the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) program. Grantees may provide rental assistance or services to eligible program participants who are residing or would like to reside outside their jurisdiction.
They may also fund ubgrantees that serve persons outside of the jurisdiction, subgrantees that are located outside of the jurisdiction, and subgrantees that serve multiple jurisdictions. A grantee may establish more stringent requirements, such as requiring that HPRP funds be spent within the jurisdiction or establishing a residency requirement,but HUD is not setting these requirements.
Counties served: Racine County
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Do they offer emergency cash to pay rent?
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What documents are required to apply for cash payment help?
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Do you know if a person collecting unemployment can qualify to get rent assistance at this location?
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Do you know if a person collecting unemployment can qualify to get rent assistance at this location?
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how do I go about getting help with this program
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Yes where can I receive an application to sign up for housing?
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I am disable and I need an help about this program I am homeless and Under a Domestic Violence Victim 4 times last years 2019 and I been totally mistreated bad and g poi t proof and I need to talk to a person work there can help me
I need help asap I'm homeless or whatever I just need to lay my head somewhere
I been incarcerated for almost 30years I’m 50years old I just got released from prison and have no where to go been sleeping in parks and abandoned car things are very difficult for me right now too adapt to. A person suggested that I Goggle for resources. I applied for many jobs but no response as of yet. I have a friend that allows me to use his telephone number and email do to my situation trying to learn this new technology.. If you can help with my living situation that’s a great start for me.
I need help with my rent how do I feel out application
Hello I am a single mother with a 2 year old baby and i am currently 3 months pregnant as well. We are currently homeless living out of my car, we have no family to help us my mom put me out last year in November and we haven’t had a place to live since then , We just need help finding a place to lay our head and help finding an apartment, I do have a income but haven’t been working since COVID because I couldn’t risk getting sick with me being pregnant please help us. Thank you.
I don't have children, I need help to pay my rent.
Ramon 
Jun 25, 2022
Where can I get application for rent assistance/ low income housing?
