Yes. Some nonprofit organizations may be able to provide additional resources that can provide support while you wait for your application to process. In some cases, nonprofit organizations may be able to provide advances to households that are at high risk of eviction.
The U.S. Treasury has even stated they are “establishing guidelines for state and local programs to engage with non-profit organizations able and willing to take on the financial risk of advancing assistance prior to an application being fully processed to speed aid to at-risk households.”
Rothman says that Consolidated Credit’s housing counselors can help connect renters with these types of resources. For example, he recently connected a Broward County Veteran with Mission United, while the family waited for their Broward ERAP application to process.