HOUSING ASSISTANCE POLICY:

• To be eligible for rent/mortgage assistance, the adult client must have sickle cell disease and be a resident of Davidson County or Shelby County, Tennessee.

• The sickle cell adult client/guardian must present valid picture ID to receive the rent/mortgage assistance.

• The sickle cell adult client consumer/child’s guardian must present an EVICTION or FORECLOSURE notice in order to receive assistance. Additionally, client must allow The Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee (SCFT) staff and/or referral agency to contact the landlord or lender for verification.

• Each client can receive a maximum of up to $100.00 per calendar year. Funds are distributed on a first come first serve basis. Funds will be distributed directly to the landlord or the financial institution lender.

• The lease or mortgage must be in adult sickle cell client’s and/or guardian’s name.
  

• These funds shall be used as the payer of last resort; therefore, clients must exhaust other community resources prior to receiving assistance through The Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee (SCFT). Proof shall be presented in the form of denial letters from those community agencies.