The Family Eviction Prevention Supplement (FEPS) was created by the New York City Human Resources Administration in May 2005 as a program to help prevent evictions of families on welfare shelter. It provides additional housing assistance to Cash Assistance (CA) eligible families with children, above and beyond the CA shelter amount.
In order to qualify for FEPS you must be on full Public Assistance (PA) with no sanctions, below are some other qualifications:
- Are you currently in a Housing Court for Non-Payment?
- Do you have a City-Agency Vacate Order?
- Are the rent arrears $7,000 or less?
- Are there any Sanctions on you PA case?
- Are all of the children in the household on PA budget?
- Is the rent in line with the FEPS guideline?
- Do you have an apartment lease in your name?
- If you are in shelter, are you there less then 6 months?
- Were you part of the Advantage Program?
If you answered YES to most of the questions, you might be eligible for the FEPS program.
You can call our office to find out more about this program.
NEEDED DOCUMENTS TO PROCESS THE APPLICATION:
SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
BIRTH CERTIFICATES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
SOCIAL WORKER’S NAME AND NUMBER
RECENT PRINT-OUT OF THE BUDGET
LANDLORDS NAME AND NUMBER
HOUSING COURT STIPULATION
WELFARE I.D. CARD
CURRENT LEASE
Below is an email that we received from Councilman Williams’ office, for participating at Home Owners’ Night event.
“Carol,
On behalf of Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, I would like to say thank you to the Brooklyn Housing and Family Services team for participating in our first Home Owner’s Night event. I have attached a few photos from the evening but you can access many more on the Council Member’s Facebook page. We look forward to your continued partnership with our office.
Best,
Melissa Severe
Director of Constituent Services
Council Member Jumaane D. Williams | 45th District
4517 Avenue D
Brooklyn, NY 11203
P: 718-629-2900 | F: 718-451-2136″
“David Hernandez, Fair Housing Counselor assisting a homeowner at the Event.”
On March 10, 2012 our Fair Housing Counselors Alex Ortiz and Lisel Gonzalez, made presentation to the parents at The Boys and Girls High School (BGHS).
As a token of appreciation the BGHS Parent Leadership Institute sent a “Thank You” letter
for their knowledge and contribution to the conference.
Here is a copy of the letter.
Under a new program, bank officials with the power to alter homeowners’ loans would have to appear in court. Here is a link to the article :
Health Fair is next month, on March 24, 2012.
Please come and join us at Kings Plaza shopping mall.
We will be there from 11am – 3pm.
Here is a list of some of the participants:
- Access New York
- Immigration & Naturalization Services
- Maimonides Medical Center – Blood Pressure - Diabetes
- The Masonic Districts of Brooklyn
- NYC Commission on Human Rights
- NYC Department of Consumer Affairs
- NYC Fire Department
- Office of Assemblyman Alan Maisel
- Office of Councilman Lewis Fidler
- NYC Department for the Aging
- Medgar Evers College
- Community Counseling and Mediation
The New York Times has cited Charles Das our Housing Counselor on long-term solutions for home owners facing foreclosure. Here is a link to the article :
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has extended a program for homeowners who are at least 90 days late on their mortgage, and unemployed or working fewer hours because of the economy or a medical condition. The Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) provides eligible homeowners with assistance that pays a portion of your mortgage for up to 2 years or up to $50,000.
Please call our office for more Information and Pre-Applications.
The New York Law Journal has cited our efforts to assist homeowners in danger of foreclosure. Here’s a link to the article:
