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1 Housing Options for People with Disabilities And Homelessness Julie Grothe Guild Incorporated NAMI Conference 11-7-1015

2 Heading Home MN a coordinated public-private partnership to end homelessness in Minnesota. Heading Home: Minnesota’s Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness Strategic Priorities Housing Stability for all Minnesotans. Prevent and end homelessness for families with children and unaccompanied youth by 2020. Finish the job of ending homelessness for veterans and people experiencing chronic homelessness by 2015.

3 Continuum of Care (CoC) promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers & government to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families promote access to and effect utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

4 Continuum of Care (CoC) Continuum of Care Program (HUD) funds may be used for: permanent housing transitional housing supportive services only Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) (in some cases, homelessness prevention) 10 Continuums in Minnesota

5 Coordinated Entry Coordinated entry helps communities prioritize assistance based on vulnerability and severity of service needs to ensure that people who need assistance the most can receive it in a timely manner. Coordinated entry also provides information about service needs and gaps to help communities plan their assistance and identify needed resources.

6 Housing Benefits 101 Plan for Your Home, with the Services You Need Explore your housing options. Discover what works for you. Make a plan to get there. Find a shelter if you need it. www.HB101.org

7 Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Rental Assistance The Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Rental Assistance program helps people pay for privately owned rental housing. It is funded by the state of Minnesota, but is run by local agencies. HTF Rental Assistance is more flexible than many other housing programs: You may be able to get benefits even if you can’t qualify for other programs because you have a criminal record, poor rental history, or for other reasons.

8 Bridges Rental Assistance helps individuals and families that include at least one adult with a serious mental illness pay for rental housing. until you become eligible for another housing program, such as the Section 8 housing choice voucher program, or until you move into another type of housing. Funded by state of Minnesota

9 Group Residential Housing (GRH) Scattered site (in apartment settings) Rate 1 ($891) Pays for rent and utilities in an apartment Remaining funds are used on household items, food Rate 2 Covers services such as transportation, arranging meetings and appointments, arranging medical and social services, medication reminders

10 Family Homeless Prevention & Assistance Program FHPAP currently funds 19 grantees that serve all 87 counties in Minnesota. Funds are used for a broad range of activities aimed at homelessness prevention, minimizing episodes of homelessness, and eliminating repeat episodes of homelessness. Deposits, past rent due, damages, utilities, sometimes shallow subsidies,

11 Crisis Housing Funds state program that gives short-term housing help to people with mental illness whose income is being used to pay for inpatient psychiatric treatment that is expected to last 90 days or less. may help pay for rent, mortgage, or utility expenses.

12 Emergency Shelter Contact your county human services agency. Contact shelters. Some shelters only help people in certain situations, like runaway teens, domestic violence survivors, or families with children. Other shelters are for anybody who is homeless. Keep in mind that there are limited spaces in shelters and they may be full. Reach out to other nonprofits such as churches or other organizations that may offer short-term help.

13 Other Landlord Engagement Encourage landlords to give someone an opportunity at housing by: Being upfront about person’s past history Coaching the potential tenant on advocating for themselves and telling their story Help develop incentives for landlords—3 rd party funds Watch for legislation that may affect housing and housing incentives

14 Other Tenant Navigators Educate on being a good tenant Coach potential tenants on how to present themselves to landlords and tell their story Help build a rental resume Advocate with landlords to give people an opportunity to be housed Support new tenant in housing and wrap services around them as needed

15 Questions? Guild Incorporated Delancey Services Julie Grothe 651-291-0067 ext. 481 jgrothe@guildincorporated.org


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