Grove Church partners with community organizations, municipal services and utility providers to offer emergency assistance to individuals and families who are experiencing a temporary financial crisis.

Assistance is provided on a limited basis and those needing longer-term assistance are referred to other sources such as the Housing Crisis Hotline, HER Shelter and Union Mission services.

Eligibility for assistance is not guaranteed and documentation is required depending on the type of assistance sought.

 

To be eligible, you must meet one of the following criteria:

• Portsmouth, Virginia resident over the age of 18 
• Grove Church member over the age of 18

If you are not a Portsmouth resident or a Grove Church member, please dial 211 for additional resources.

• ELECTRICITY disconnected or pending termination of electric utility service
• RENT past due rent with 5 Day Notice to Pay or Quit or Court issued eviction documents and court date

 

DOCUMENTS

We need the following documents in order to ensure that you qualify for assistance:

 

ELECTRICITY
§  Photo ID - current (not expired), government-issued with the name of the account holder

§  Dominion Energy bill must show the termination notice and date

§  The name on the application must match the name on the bill

 

RENT
Rental Assistance for Non-Subsidized Housing
§  Applicants cannot be subleasing, living with the landlord or renting from a relative. 

§  Photo ID - current (not expired), government-issued for each leaseholder.

§  Photo ID - current (not expired), government-issued for private landlords.

§  Signed Lease Agreement – written lease in client’s name to include terms of lease clearly specified (i.e., leaseholder name/address, landlord name, monthly rent amount, etc.).

§  Rental Ledger – provided by the property manager or Landlord showing payments made AND the current balance. If the balance due is above the amount to be eligible, applicants should pay a portion of the bill to cover the difference.

§  5-day Notice to Pay or Quit, or eviction notice (unlawful detainer) in the applicant’s name.

§  Current IRS W-9 Tax Form – completed by the Landlord with signature not older than 1 year and a contact phone number and email.

§  Private Landlord must show proof of property ownership such as a Deed or Mortgage Statement in their name.

  

 

Please take photos (.jpg, png.) of the required documents with your phone or scan (.pdf) the documents.

 Email the documents to info@grovechurchva.com

Your application is considered incomplete and will not be processed until we receive the documents.

 

Notification of a decision, approval or denial, will be given as soon as processing is completed. 

If approved, we wish to provide assistance. Please be prepared to contribute to the balance due. If you are not able to contribute to the balance due, please state the reason below.

TO BE COMPLETED BY GROVE CHURCH