Helpline
Providing financial assistance.
Pathways to financial assistance are often limited or non-existant for our South Seattle neighbors. Our helpline provides our guests with one-time financial assistance for past-due rent, utilities, and moving costs. A simple offer of solidarity that ensures that our neighbors stay housed, and maintain access to the resources they need.
About our Helpline
RVFB’s Helpline is considered a last resort for financial assistance. To be eligible, you must have applied for assistance through another program. Whether you have been approved or denied by other programs does not impact your eligibility to receive funding through our program.
Our program provides one-time assistance. If you have received funding through our program, you cannot apply again for 12 months. If you do not receive funding, you may reapply for the following month by completing a new application.
requesting financial assistance
Before filling out the form, please note the following:
Applications are accepted 1st thru the 7th of each month
Due to the volume of applications, please expect initial response between the 10th and 14th of the month.
Follow up documents must be received before 5pm on the 14th of the month to be included in the current month's financial assistance
Individual demographic information is for grant and tracking purposes only, it will have no effect on level of assistance provided.
Any approved funds will be paid directly to landlord. Funds are not provided to applicant directly.
During the application review process, we will need to contact your building management and may need to contact partner agencies. By filing out this application you consent to this communication.
Purposeful misrepresentation on requested information will result in automatic application rejection.
If you need assistance filling out your application, please email us at helpline@rvfb.org.
In 2024…
185
applications recieved.
57
applications funded.
$236,195
funds requested.
$19,500
funds distributed.