Please review the eligibility guidelines before applying below.

Eligibility

  • Must be a resident of Van Buren Township

  • An emergency situation exists

  • Meet income guidelines (see image below)

  • Be in need of basic necessities (food, shelter, utilities, medical care)

  • Must be employed full time (35 hours per week), seeking full-time employment, or medically exempt from working

  • May be required to apply for other public assistance programs

In accordance with Indiana law, the trustee adheres to Township Assistance Guidelines in determining an applicant’s eligibility. The Guidelines are posted below and in the trustee’s office. The Guidelines are reviewed and updated annually to reflect any changes in applicable federal and state regulations.

Any assistance issued is one-time emergency assistance. We do not provide ongoing monthly benefits.

A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may provide and shall extend township assistance only when the personal effort of the applicant fails to provide one or more of the basic necessities. IC 12-20-16-2.

Once all the below steps are completed call our office to schedule an appointment. If you miss your appointment without calling or emailing ahead of time, and there is no emergency circumstance that prevented you from being at your appointment, you may experience a delay in rescheduling your appointment.

Please review eligibility guidelines above before applying.

You will need to provide the documents attached to the button below when you arrive for your appointment. Please review the list THOROUGHLY. If you do not have all the documents we request we will not be able to accept your application

Please either print the below form and bring it to your landlord to have them fill it out, or otherwise provide it to them electronically. If you arrive at your appointment without this completed form we will not be able to accept your application.

Once you have completed the two previous steps outlined above please complete the application linked to the button below, and either call our office or wait for us to call you to schedule an appointment.

For assistance with burials or cremations please fill out this form and bring it to our office.