Keep families housed. Keep every grant on budget.
Grants, household awards, and payments to landlords, utilities, and courts. Every dollar is tracked against the grant it came from.
Before Advocate.
- One spreadsheet per grant, and another per caseworker.
- You do not know what is left in a grant until the end of the quarter.
- Checks to landlords tracked in someone's inbox.
With Advocate.
- 1
Set up your grants
Add each funding source with its amount, term, and funder.
- 2
Award help to a household
Short-term, medium-term, or arrears only. Set a ceiling and the grant it draws on.
- 3
Pay landlords and utilities
Payments go straight to the payee. Track each one from request to cleared.
- 4
Watch the budget
See what each grant has committed, what it has paid, and what is left.
What housing assistance programs get.
Grants
Each funding source with its cap, term, and funder, open or closed.
Household awards
Short-term, medium-term, and arrears-only rental help, each with its own plan.
Payments to payees
Rent to landlords, arrears to utilities, and fees to courts, for the household.
Services, too
Log case management, housing search, and landlord mediation against a grant.
Payment tracking
Requested, approved, issued, and cleared. Voided and returned checks, too.
Budgets that add up
Each grant shows what is committed, what is paid, and what is left.
Easy for everyone involved.
Households
Apply once and see where their help stands.
Caseworkers
Write awards and request payments in one place.
Finance and funders
See every dollar against its grant.
See your impact as it happens.
Households helped and every dollar committed and paid, tracked against each grant as you work. Share real numbers with your team, your donors, and your board.
Questions
Can one household get help more than once?
Yes. A household can hold several awards over time.
Can we track staff services, not just checks?
Yes. Log services like case management and housing search against a grant.
Can you set it up for us?
Yes. Set it up yourself, or our team builds it with you. See Pricing for setup options.
Don’t believe us? Try it.
We’re opening Advocate to a few organizations at a time. Join the waitlist and we’ll reach out when your spot opens. It’s free, and it stays free.