DELCO CARES Mortgage Relief Program

Media Fellowship House is no longer accepting new applications for the Delco CARES Housing Assistance Program as of May 31, 2023. If you have already submitted a complete application, a member of our team will reach out to confirm your case status.

If you are a homeowner facing difficulty keeping up with your mortgage and/or utility payments and would benefit from meeting with a HUD certified housing counselor to review your financial situation, please get in touch through out Contact Us form.

Media Fellowship House is partnering with the Delaware County Council to administer the DELCO CARES Mortgage Relief Program to homeowners in Delaware County who have been financially impacted by the economic slowdown related to the coronavirus pandemic.   

Qualified homeowners in Delaware County who have been financially impacted by the economic slowdown related to the coronavirus pandemic may apply for mortgage and utility relief.  Grants are available on a first-come basis.

Homeowner applicants may be eligible to receive assistance for mortgage and utility costs for a period not to exceed three (3) months. Total assistance available for homeowners is $6,000 of which no more than $1,000 may be for utility payments. Eligible utilities include water, sewer, electric, and gas. Financial assistance payments through this program will be made directly to the mortgagee or utility vendor. 

Successful applicants must meet the eligibility requirements established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). To be eligible for homeowner assistance, homeowners must be able to document that they have been financially impacted due to the coronavirus pandemic. The applicant must be an owner-occupant of their residence with a household annual income of no more than 80% of the HUD-defined Area Median Income (adjusted for the number of people in their home), be up to date on mortgage payments as of March 1, 2020, have home insurance, and be up to date with county, municipal and school tax payments.

To apply, please complete the application and mail it to Media Fellowship House C/O DELCO CARES at 302 S. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063.

click here: DELCO CARES APPLICATION

For more information about the DELCO CARES program, email delcoCARES@mediafellowshiphouse.org or call 610-565-0434.

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For information on The Delco CARES Rental Assistance Program  please contact  the Community Action Agency of Delaware County (CAA). Interested persons must call CAA for an appointment at (610) 874-8451 or visit https://caadc.org/.

Additional information on DELCO CARES Programs may be found on the County’s Coronavirus Resource Page at www.delcopa.gov.

The mortgage and rent relief program is made possible through CDBG-CV and ESG-CV funds from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. 

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