DeKalb County Integrated Community Care Initiative (ICCI) Support

Qualified DeKalb County residents who have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic are invited to apply for rent and utility assistance through the Dekalb County Integrated Community Care Initiative.

Households are eligible for assistance if they meet the following criteria:

1. Financial Hardship: One or more individuals within the household must have qualified for unemployment benefits or experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship during or due to the pandemic. A priority will be households with one or more members that have been unemployed for at least 90 days.
2. Risk of Homelessness or Housing Instability: The household must demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability. This can include:
   – Past due utility, rent notice, or eviction notice.
   – Unsafe or unhealthy living conditions, such as overcrowding.
   – Any other evidence of risk, as determined by DeKalb County.
3. Income requirements: The household must be a low-income family, as defined by the HUD income limits for 2024. A priority will be households with less than 50% of the area median income.

Required documentation includes current identification, proof of income/no income, proof of residency (lease agreement or utility bill). Other documents may be required.

To apply:

Fill out this form

For further assistance, please email DekalbICCI@thelaa.org or call 404 638 1839 press 2 for DeKalb ICCI.

Completing the pre-screening form does not guarantee rental assistance. To proceed, you must be willing to sign an authorization letter to verify all required documents and register on the GA HMIS-Client Track system. Additionally, you must allow us to contact your landlord to verify the provided information and to accept the program’s assistance. Please note that services may be denied if any documents are falsified or if dishonesty occurs during the eligibility evaluation interview. We encourage you to have a plan with clear future goals to stabilize your situation and to complete a financial counseling session with our partner, Money Management – ClearPoint Credit Counseling Services. Lastly, please be aware that mortgage assistance is not eligible under this program. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

In addition to the LAA, participating organizations include:

• New Life Community Ministries, rent and utilities
• Urban League of Greater Atlanta, rent and utilities
• St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, rent and utilities
• Atlanta Legal Aid Society, housing stability services
• Jewish Family Career Services of Atlanta, rent and utilities
• New American Pathways, rent and utilities
• Africa’s Children Fund, rent and utilities
• DeKalb Pro Bono, housing stability services

For financial assistance, clients need to complete a pre-screening form to assess eligibility. Eligibility will depend on funding requirements.

IMPORTANT: In order to evaluate if you qualify for the financial assistance service you must go through the pre-screening/pre-qualification process. We give priority to families with children in the process of evaluating applications. After pre-qualification, appointments will be given and supporting documents will be requested. Once documentation is complete and verify, financial assistance will be provided.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Low income families
• House/apartment should be your only residency/Lease or mortgage under client’s name.
• You must be willing to sign our authorizations forms to verify all documents.
• In some cases based – you will receive a visual inspection & Lead Based Paint Screening of your property.
• You must not have already received financial assistance from the Latin American Association in the last 12 months.
• You may be denied services if you falsify a document or have been dishonest in the eligibility evaluation interview.
• You must be willing to establish a plan with future goals to stabilize your situation.
• The payment is limited to one month of assistance for the period of the expenditure and must guarantee stable housing for the following 30 days
• The process can take up to three days depending on how fast the required documents are provided and completed – checks will take at least one day after the supporting documents and forms are complete.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THE APPOINTMENT

• ID that is not expired
• Lease contract (or bills for utility assistance) under your name not expired
• Family members information (birth certificates)/copy of SS#
• Proof of income if any – remember that we will call employer to verify information – income information is necessary funding to qualification.
• Proof of emergency: For example: an illness or death in the family, reduction in work hours or pay, separation notice, job loss, accident or been a victim of a crime, natural disaster or domestic violence.
• Landlord Business card – rental verification form.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE is offering in two offices (Main Office, Dalton and Lawrenceville Office).