Specialized Services

Helping those with special housing needs is the mission as well as the mandate of the MFA.

Helping Hand
Helping Hand Program basically is a down payment and closing cost assistance program for people with disablities.

Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program
The homeowner rehabilitation program provides assistance to low-income homeowners who lack the resources to make necessary repairs to their homes.

State Homeless Assistance
State Homeless Assistance funding may be used for acquisition, renovation, repair, rehabilitation, conversion, essential or supportive services, operating expenses, prevention activities associated with providing shelter or services to homeless individuals.

EnergySmart Program
The EnergySmart Program provides limited assistance to low income homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their homes thus reducing their utility costs.

ESG
The Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESG) provides assistance to units of local government or nonprofit organizations to improve the quality of existing emergency shelters.