We have recently successfully fielded our Emergency Financial Assistance Program (EFAP). EFAP exists to help individuals or families that have an unmet emergency financial need. This need can be related to mortgage/rental payments, groceries, or utilities. Grants are fund disbursements that do not have to be paid back and are funded by the donations from community members just like You.
Program Criteria
In order to qualify for the EFAP an individual or family must have the following:
- A demonstrable financial need that is currently unmet (Verifiable by bill/utility statements)
- A completed application (In its entirety) with Lelia Cottner Ministries on file. (Incomplete applications will not be considered)
- Not have previously received an EFAP grant within the previous 90 days.
Once the application process is completed, an LC ministry official will review the application and render an approval/disapproval. Disapprovals do not reflect a client’s ineligibility necessarily, and approvals are subject to existing funds available for the grant program.
Funds Disbursement
Once an application is approved and a case file is assigned. An organization representative will coordinate with the client to pay their bill in the amount approved directly to the debtor.
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Following disbursement, a client’s case file will remain open for follow-ups for 90 days to check in on the client’s progress toward financial sufficiency. Once a case file is closed the client will need to reapply for assistance. Lelia Cottner Ministries reserves the right to amend or cancel this program’s stipulations, criteria, and process at any time without advance notice.