EFA Housing Assistance

EFA Housing Stabilization Program

Eviction Prevention & Housing Stability

Emergency rent assistance for households facing eviction due to temporary hardship.

Community Impact

Eviction: A Life-Altering Crisis

Research shows evicted Households face .

Emergency Shelter Entry

Emergency Shelter Entry
3x more likely
to enter shelter within a year

School Disruption for Children

School Disruption for Children
Higher risks
for child homelessness and school disruption

Long-term Financial Instability

Long-term Financial Instability
Reduces earnings
& financial health
How We Help

More Than Assistance. A Lifeline.

01

Community Impact

AOP offers one-time, crisis-based housing assistance to help prevent displacement.

Assistance may cover:
  • - Past-due rent (unpaid rent)
  • - Urgent housing-related costs required to keep housing (case-dependent)

02

How Payment Works

  1. - Payments are issued by check
  2. - Checks are made directly to the landlord or housing provider
  3. - Funds are applied to unpaid rent/eligible housing costs

03

When to Apply

  • - Behind or rent due to a recent hardship (job loss, medical issue, emergency)
  • - At risk of eviction or losing housing soon
  • -Able to provide basic documents to confirm the amount owed and your housing situation

In New Jersey, most stabilization cases require: $1,000-$3,000

Stand Between a Family and Eviction

Preventing eviction helps stabilize families before a housing crisis escalates.

Stack of documents representing early stage eviction paperwork

Prevent Escalation

Early Stage: Less than 1 month behind. Partial income loss. Prevent escalation.

$500
Envelope with cash and coins representing rent gap support funds

Stop an Active Eviction

Moderate Stage: 1–2 months behind. Filing or negotiation. $1,500–$3,000 needed.

$1,500
Eviction notice with gavel and shield representing full legal stabilization

Full Stabilization

Late Stage: 2–3+ months behind. Court filing filed. $3,000+ needed.

$3,000
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