Emergency Services Application Intake is located at the Erie County Work Center - 1st floor Rath, 158 Pearl Street
COVID-19 Update
Applications for Emergency Assistance may be:
Please provide a reliable phone number on your application. An examiner will contact you over the phone to complete your eligibility interview. If you have a warrant for eviction or pending court date, please make sure to provide that documentation with your application so that we may prioritize case processing.
General
Having Someone Represent You
General Information
Documentation for Reps
Along with common documents needed for your application, your representative should submit:
- Photo identification for themselves and for you.
- Proof of your physical inability to appear in person (usually medical paperwork, but may also be employment verification, confirming your work schedule/ inability to be interviewed during regular business hours).
- Application completed and signed by you. If your representative is not your legal Power of Attorney they cannot sign an application on your behalf.
- Authorization to act on your behalf. This can be as formal as an agency consent form, Power of Attorney document, or as informal as a handwritten letter, signed by you. Here’s a simple example of what that letter might look like:
4-1-2020
I, Jane Doe, allow my daughter Mary Doe to represent me in my application for moving assistance today. I cannot come in because I am currently on bed rest after my surgery.
Signed,
JANE DOE
716-555-5555
Common Documents Needed for Application
Regardless of your emergency, you will most likely need to provide the following: