Porchlight’s Dwelling Intervention Grants & Sustenance program (DIGS) provides housing-related emergency assistance to individuals
and families in Dane County who are facing eviction and therefore at risk of becoming homeless. Additionally, DIGS offers financial
support to those who have secured affordable housing but need assistance with first month’s rent and security deposit.
Individuals and families in need are referred to DIGS through private and public social service agencies, friends and family members,
and the local faith community. DIGS staff assesses a household’s specific housing-related needs, and works to find solutions utilizing
the family’s own resources, as well as resources available through faith communities, other social service agencies, and DIGS funding.
Eviction/homelessness prevention: The DIGS program now takes eviction/homelessness prevention referrals from Coordinated Entry.
Individuals and families seeking eviction/homelessness prevention funds should call the Tenant Resource Center at
(608) 257-0006, option 7. Each household will be assessed and placed on a coordinated priority list, then will be contacted
by the program for which the household is eligible.
Rent assistance:
Call (608) 252-8522 on Tuesdays between 8:30am – 9:00am.
Utility assistance, first month’s rent assistance, apartment application fees:
Call (608) 252-8522 on Thursdays between 8:30am – 9:00am.
Bus tickets, medication vouchers, gas vouchers, help obtaining an ID, travel expenses:
Call (608) 252-8522 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8:30am.
