Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) — Community Crisis Support (Sonoma CAN)

Fact (page-stated): the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) provides Sonoma County residents with one month of assistance in rent, mortgage, or a utility bill if they have verifiable COVID-19 related impact as of January 2023. It is not a recurring program — households can only apply one time, and cannot apply for multiple services (e.g. not both rent and utilities). For rental/mortgage assistance, only one month of past, current, or first month's rent can be covered. For utility assistance, only a one-month billed amount of a metered (gas, electric, water, sewer) or non-metered (propane or firewood) utility bill can be covered; non-metered is limited to one delivery per household and cannot be paid in advance. Requirements: Sonoma County residency, the applicant's name on the bills or lease, and proof of recent COVID impact that caused the financial setback. Fact: EFSP sits inside CAP Sonoma's Community Crisis Support department, which grew out of the Disaster Relief Housing Assistance Fund created after the October 2017 wildfires.