Emergency Assistance

Rent, Electricity (Evergy), Gas (Spire), Water (KC Water)

For rent or utility assistance - CAC's emergency assistance is available to residents of the Center, Hickman Mills and Kansas City, MO part of Grandview School Districts.

CAC's policy on utility assistance is to pay up to $500 per household in a 12-month period of time - and it has to be the final month that is owed.

CAC's policy on rental assistance is to pay one month of rent - and it has to be the final month that is owed. 

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Emergency assistance applications are currently closed. We are experiencing a high volume of applications that need time to process.

Emergency assistance applications are currently closed. We are experiencing a high volume of applications that need time to process.

Please check back daily.​

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Rent - CAC partners with the City of KCMO and other funders and partners to provide emergency rent assistance to keep individuals and families from eviction and homelessness. CAC is the only ERAP, Emergency Service Grant (ESG), and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) agency in south Kansas City providing this assistance. 

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Electricity, Gas, or Water - CAC partners with Evergy, Spire, and KC Water to help individuals and families maintain the basic services of electricity, gas and water services.