Clients are seen by appointment only on Wednesdays. To make appointment, call 281-261-5470 on Tuesdays starting at 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Selected Wednesday evenings from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Emergency financial assistance is available to qualifying residents of East Fort Bend County to help with essential living expenses such as rent/mortgage and utilties. The focus is to provide needed aid for a temporary crisis situation, not to provide permanent support. Clients referred to the Ministry for financial assistance are interviewed by trained staff. Clients must provide proof of residence (i.e., utility bill) as well as a social security cards for each household member. Payments are made directly to the creditor and assistance is limited to one time per 12-month period.

Eligible Expenses:
    Electricity – up to $450
    Mortgage or Rent – up to $1,000
    Water – up to $250
    Gas – up to $250
    Medical prescriptions (restrictions apply)

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance program is called LIHEAP. They assist low income people and families with their heating and cooling bills. This program is therefore, a year long program that is available 12 months a year. To qualify for the LIHEAP assistance, you need to qualify. We provide the current Federal Poverty Rates nationwide below.

You are automatically qualified for LIHEAP assistance if you participate in the SNAP food stamps program, TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or the SSI program through Social Security.

Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2024

Persons In Family	Earnings (100% Fed Poverty Guideline)
1	$15,060
2	$20,440
3	$25,820
4	$31,200
5	$36,580
6	$41,960
7	$47,340
8	$52,720

*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get legal aid from some offices, they use a sliding fee scale. When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.

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