Family Emergency Assistance Program

When a temporary financial hardship puts a family at risk of falling into crisis, Loaves & Fishes is here to help connect them with resources and support.

The Family Emergency Assistance Program is designed to help individuals and families navigate unexpected financial challenges, strengthen stability, and work toward long-term self-sufficiency. Through short-term assistance, individualized support, and connections to community resources, we help people address immediate needs while working toward a more secure future.

Because assistance is supported by specific grants and community funding, the types of assistance available can change based on current funding and program requirements.

Explore the assistance currently available below.

Family Emergency Assistance Program

The Family Emergency Assistance Program provides short-term support to individuals and families experiencing temporary financial hardship. Our goal is to help households stabilize, avoid crisis, and move toward greater financial stability.

Homeless Prevention Assistance

Currently Unavailable

Loaves & Fishes has historically provided rental and utility assistance through the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program to eligible low- to moderate-income households in Upper Cameron County and Willacy County facing eviction or utility disconnection. Assistance was paired with case management to help families address immediate needs and work toward long-term housing stability. This service may become available again if future funding is awarded.

United Way Supported Assistance

Through the United Way of Northern Cameron County Workplace Campaign, Loaves & Fishes currently provides limited assistance in the following areas:

Prescription Medical Assistance
Provides limited, one-time assistance with the cost of prescription medication following a medical emergency, hospital discharge, or new diagnosis when an individual or family is experiencing a financial hardship and cannot immediately afford the prescribed medication.

This assistance is intended to address an immediate medical need and is not intended for ongoing or recurring prescription costs. Assistance is subject to available funding, program guidelines, and eligibility requirements.

Re-Housing Assistance provides one-time assistance with a first month's rent and security deposit for eligible individuals or families experiencing homelessness who have identified suitable housing and need assistance with the initial costs of moving in. This assistance is intended to help individuals and families transition from homelessness into stable housing and is not ongoing.

Rental Assistance provides one-time assistance to eligible individuals or families who are currently housed but are at risk of becoming homeless due to a temporary financial hardship. To qualify, the household must be current on rent and have no existing eviction. This assistance is intended to help prevent the loss of existing housing and is not available for ongoing or recurring rental payments.

All assistance is subject to available funding, program guidelines, and eligibility requirements. Assistance is not guaranteed. Applicants must complete an application, provide required documentation, and participate in a brief interview.

For more information, please call (956) 423-1014.