The Mercer County Office on Homeless Services funds programs at local agencies that include:

• One-time emergency aid to prevent homelessness, access to food, up to 12 months of certain rent or utilities subsidies, and/or comprehensive case management services
• Homelessness prevention/emergency assistance for individuals and families in need due to a housing crisis and have been determined that one-time assistance will successfully prevent their homelessness
• Legal services for indigent clients in Mercer County
• Production of affordable housing units targeted at homeless individuals and households or those at risk of becoming homeless
• 24-hour response for individuals and families experiencing homelessness placed at hotels/motels and Code Blue alert plans to shelter at-risk individuals during severe weather
• Homelessness support services to Mercer County residents to assist them in obtaining housing
• Client-centered case management services to serve individual experiencing chronic homelessness with co-occurring disorders, severe and persistent mental illness, involvement with the criminal justice system, and/or other challenges that prevent them from obtaining and maintaining stable housing
• Liaison/case management services for homeless individuals 
• Day drop-in center for single adults experiencing homelessness at the local emergency shelter 
• Emergency shelter services for homeless single adults 
• Identification services for Mercer County individuals experiencing homelessness 
• Short-term rental assistance and supportive services including rental assistance, housing location, and intensive case management in the community for families who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless
• Domestic violence shelter short-term residential program and specific services for women and children who are homeless survivors of domestic violence 

For more information about these services or how to access them, please contact Alexa McCullough at 609-989-6982 or amccullough@mercercounty.org.