Human Services

Get assistance with rent, utilities, homelessness, medical transportation, buying a house, and food.

Adams, Bedford, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, and Juniata counties.

If you are facing housing cost challenges, need rental assistance, are experiencing homelessness, or you are currently homeless, we have resources to help you. We offer rental assistance, rapid rehousing, security deposit assistance, rental arrears, utility arrears, homelessness prevention, homelessness assistance, and utility assistance.

If you need help feeding your family, we can help with that, too.

Department Director: Tiffany Jones

Programs in this Department

Emergency Rental Assistance

ERAP

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program will provide eligible households, indirectly or directly impacted by COVID-19, financial assistance. The assistance will be available to eligible households struggling to pay rent, rent arrears, utility arrears, and other related housing expenses.

Financial Literacy Workshops

Become financially literate

Financial literacy is the ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, predatory loans, and other skills. The lack of these skills is called financial illiteracy.

Food Pantries and Schedules

Find the distribution dates for the Bedford & Huntingdon county food pantries

Bedford and Huntingdon county food pantry schedules, addresses, and more.

Medical Assistance Transportation

MATP

The Medical Assistance Transportation Program ("MATP") is available to any Medical Assistance consumer who needs help with non-emergency transportation to and from health care services or treatments.

Rent and Homeless Assistance

Find out more about rental and homeless assistance here.

Rent assistance in Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Franklin, and Adams counties. Homeless assistance in Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Franklin, and Adams counties.

Representative Payee

Rep-Payee

Our agency wants to help you maintain independence by helping with managing social security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). We provide a suitable representative payee, who manages payments on your behalf. Let us help you live healthier by reducing management stress and promoting independent living. It is our pleasure to serve you!