Financial Help with BillsNashville CARES is able to provide some short-term financial help to clients with mortgage, rent and/or utility deposits and/or bills. This assistance is generally limited to providing assistance for the following circumstances:
- Providing homeless clients with assistance to establish independent housing.
- Providing clients in the SSI/SSDI application and determination process with assistance to maintain housing.
- Providing clients who have HIV and/or health related problems that have reduced their income.
Clients experiencing these or other financial concerns meet with their case manager to discuss the problem(s). If CARES resources are appropriate to the client’s situation, the case manager will assist the client in gathering the needed documentation to seek assistance. If the circumstances are outside of CARES ability, the case manager will assist the client in identifying and accessing other community resources.
All decisions about providing direct financial assistance are made by the agency’s Financial Review Committee.
To prepare to discuss financial assistance with a case manager, it is helpful for clients to have copies of your current bills, documentation of personal and/or family income and any other information that supports the request. Case managers may request and help you get other needed information.
