Homelessness Prevention: If you are concerned about your housing stability, please know that you do not have to wait until an eviction notice arrives to ask for help. In Falmouth, several dedicated agencies specialize in homelessness prevention, offering financial assistance, legal advocacy, and case management to help you stay in your home. You will find them here. Reaching out early is the most effective way to protect your housing.
Falmouth residents struggling to pay their basic needs (rent/mortgage, electric and heat bills) are likely to be eligible to receive financial assistance from the Falmouth Service Center.
Financial Assistance is an important facet of the work that the Falmouth Service Center does. Falmouth Service Center staff work with eligible residents, over the phone, to determine if they qualify for financial assistance. You will then have to complete an application and submit the relevant paperwork.
You must become a client of the FSC. Please click this link to start the process: Becoming a Client — FSC
• 611 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540
Phone number: (508) 548-2794
• (Client Visits By Appointment Only)
Assistance
Housing Assistance administers rent and mortgage assistance to keep people safely housed across the Cape and Islands. Programs include RAFT (Residential Assistance for Families in Transition), Private Prevention, and the Workforce Housing Relief Fund.
If you had an increase in expenses or a decrease in income, you may be eligible for help. We will keep your application completely confidential, and our intake staff will help you navigate the process and determine your eligibility the programs we oversee.
• Address: 255 Independence Drive Hyannis, MA 02601
• Phone: 508-771-5400
• E-mail: prevention@haconcapecod.org
• Hours: Monday through Friday
9am to 5pm
Financial assistance
South Coastal Counties Legal Services is committed to bringing justice to low-income residents throughout Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the Islands. Among many other services, South Coastal Counties Legal Services helps tenants facing eviction, termination of a rent subsidy, or bad housing conditions, people experiencing denials of admission to public or subsidized housing, homeowners threatened with foreclosure, and others seeking help to overcome barriers to safe,
affordable housing.
• Address: 460 West Main St. Hyannis, MA 02601
• Phone: 800-244-8393
• Intake Hours: Monday – Thursday,
9:00 am - 2:00 pm