Tenant Based Rental Assistance
Case Study
One Dodge City grandmother has raised her four grandchildren since their mother passed away. When her husband died, the family lost their only wage earner and was forced to rely on the grandmother’s disability payment as their sole source of income. Their rental payment consumed much of the monthly disability checks and the family soon faced eviction. KHRC partner Harvest America enrolled the family in the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance program. Program funds provide crucial stability for the family, who no longer have to struggle to cover the cost of stable, secure housing. The children were able to remain together with their grandmother and stay enrolled in their local school, where they are thriving. Harvest America is working to connect the family with additional support services and long-term housing assistance.
Program Description
Audience Served
Income-eligible households looking for rental assistance. Applications are accepted through our funded agencies listed below.
Funding Source
Staff Contact
Shyla Rockett
Tenant Based Rental Assistance
Program Manager
785-217-2045
| Grantee | Counties / Cities Served | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Nash | City of Lawrence and Douglas County | Rental Assistance and Security and Utility Deposits Gallal Obeid: 785-842-8110 |
| Compass Behavioral Health | Ford and Finney Counties | Rental Assistance Security Deposit and Utility Deposits Carla Caraveo: 620-227-5040 |
| City of Ellsworth | Ellsworth County | Rental Assistance, Security and Utility Deposits Deanne Hoch: 785-472-3348 |
| Harvest America | Barber, Barton, Cheyenne, Clark, Comanche, Decatur, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gove, Grant, Graham, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Kiowa, Lane, Logan, Meade, Morton, Ness, Norton, Pawnee, Phillips, Pratt, Rawlins, Rooks, Rush, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, and Wichita Counties | Rental Assistance, Security and Utility Deposits Terri Bookless: 913-342-2121 |
| Independence | City of Independence | Rental Assistance April Nutt or Molly Wright: 620-332-2536 |
| McPherson Housing Coalition | McPherson County | Rental Assistance, Security and Utility Deposits Karolyn Moore: 620-241-7828 x17 |
| Mental Health Association of SC KS | Sedgwick County | Rental Assistance, Security and Utility Deposits Megan Bruce: 316-685-1821 |
| Northeast Kansas Community Action Program, Inc. | Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, and Nemaha Counties | Rental Assistance, Security and Utility Deposits Kristy Morey: 785-742-2222, ext. 156 |
| Northwest Kansas Housing, Inc. | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Russell, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Thomas, Trego, and Wallace Counties, City of Ellis | Rental Assistance, Security and Utility Deposits Ruth Deines: 785-421-2151 |
| Pittsburg Public Housing Authority | City of Pittsburg | Security Deposits Megan Keener: 620-232-1210 |
| Prairie View, Inc. | Harvey, Marion, and McPherson Counties | Rental Assistance Megan Thompson: 316-284-6400 |
| Riley County Public Housing Authority | Chase, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Geary, Jewell, Lincoln, Lyon, Marion, Mitchell, Morris, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Republic, Riley, Saline, and Wabaunsee Counties | Security and Utility Deposits Julie Govert Walter: 785-776-9294 |
| Southeast Kansas Community Action Program | Allen, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Crawford, Elk, Labette, Linn, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson Counties | Rental Assistance Security Deposit and Utility Deposits Craig Leabo: 620-724-8204, ext. 1004 |
| Kim Wilson Housing | Wyandotte County |
Rental Assistance Shevella Gatson: 913-288-4211 |
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