Franklin County Recorder - Housing Resources

Rental Assistance

IMPACT Community Action’s Hope Fund Rental Assistance – rental and utility assistance for households experiencing hardships caused by COVID-19.

Franklin County’s One-Time or Short-Term Assistance – One-time financial assistance to help in emergency situations.
- Must have at least one minor child (or pregnant and in third trimester or later) living in your household,
- AND have a gross household income at or below 165% of federal poverty level.
- Can apply for maximum of $1,500
- Can request aid for more than one emerging need including:
- Housing assistance (covering pas due rent or mortgage payments to avoid eviction)
- Utility aid (except for home heating source utility during months that other aid programs are in operation)

Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) – Helps households prevent disruptions in energy service, restore disconnected services, and/or secure heating/cooling needs.

HEAP Winter Crisis Program - Helps income eligible Ohioans that are threatened with disconnection, have been disconnected, or have less than 25% supply of bulk fuel in their tank to maintain their utility service. (Must be a member of PIPP if consumer of PUCO regulated utility)
- November 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023

HEAP: Low Income Household Water Assistance Program - Helps income eligible households pay for water and wastewater/sewage bills.
- October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
- HEAP Main Office
- HEAP OhioHealth Eastside Office

Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus (PIPP) – Helps eligible Ohioans manage energy bills year-round by basing consistent payments on percentage of household income.
- Call (800) 282-0880 to be directed to local PIPP provider

Impact Community Action – Emergency Assistance
- Appliance Assistance
- Furniture Bank Assistance (partnered with Furniture Bank of Central Ohio)
- Transportation Assistance
- Water Utility Assistance

Franklin County Disaster-Related Assistance with PRC – assistance available for eligible individuals who have sustained damage or losses as a result of a state-declared natural disaster or personal disaster (i.e., house fire, flood)
- For a state-declared natural disaster – and if Franklin County is declared a disaster county and is allocated federal disaster funds – then the Assistance Group must apply for federal disaster benefits at the local agency designated by the state to receive FEMA funding.

Community Shelter Board
- Experiencing homelessness and/or need shelter?
  Call (614) 274-7000
  (Homeless hotline, open 24/7)
  365 E. Campus View Blvd., Suite 250, Columbus, OH 43235
- (614) 221-9195 - (614) 221-9199 (fax) [email protected] Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Star House – Social service agency and drop-in center for Central Ohio youth ages 14-24
- For shelter, call: (614) 274-7000
- Open every day 10:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Huckleberry House – Crisis shelter for teens
- 24 hour crisis line (614) 294-5553
- Crisis shelter (614) 294-8097
- 1421 Hamlet St.
  Columbus, OH 43201

YMCA
- Franklin Station
  - _{(Adult Men and Women)
    
    524 West Broad St.
    
    Columbus, Ohio 43215
    
    614 662-1020
    
    614 662-1023 FAX}
- Van Buren Center
  - _{(Adult Men, Women and Family)
    
    595 Van Buren Dr.
    
    Columbus, Ohio 43223
    
    614 715-2030
    
    614 221-2842 FAX}

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency -- offers down payment assistance, career-related interest rate discounts and other loan products to make buying a home or condo easier.
Ohio Housing Finance Agency – Down Payment Assistance -- Helps buyers with down payment and closing costs through offering of 30-year fixed rate conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA-RD government loans with wide income and purchase price limits. Designed to help homebuyers with low- and moderate-incomes.
OHFA’s “What to Expect Video” - https://youtu.be/XvhtbIpT-94 -- Process overview: This video covers the steps that lead to homeownership when you use the Ohio Housing Finance Agency