Housing & Shelter

Results: 13

• Centers for Independent Living (10)
  LR-1550

  Centers for Independent Living

  LR-1550
  
  Consumer controlled, community based, cross disability, nonresidential agencies designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities that provide an array of independent living services. All CILs provide five core services: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy and transition. In addition, many CILs also offer transportation services, mobility training, personal assistance, housing and home modifications, recreation services, vocational programs, assistance in obtaining assistive technology equipment and other individualized services designed to increase and maintain independence.
• Community Action Agencies (25)
  TD-1100.1400

  Community Action Agencies

  TD-1100.1400
  
  Private, nonprofit human service and advocacy organizations established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 that provide emergency assistance to people in crisis; address the causes of poverty through programs that fight unemployment, inadequate housing, poor nutrition and lack of educational opportunity; and provide training in advocacy skills. Community Action Agencies (CAAs), also known as Community Action Programs (CAPs), operate a variety of core services in the communities they serve. Included are GED and ESL education, job training programs, Head Start and day care, weatherization and energy assistance programs, health services, services for older adults (e.g., Foster Grandparents and RSVP), emergency food assistance and homelessness prevention programs. They are also involved in affordable housing creation and renovation and small business assistance.
• Domestic Violence Shelters (1)
  BH-1800.1500-100

  Domestic Violence Shelters

  BH-1800.1500-100
  
  Programs that provide temporary emergency shelter for individuals, primarily women, who have experienced domestic violence/abuse, and for their children. Such facilities usually provide in-house individual, group and family counseling and the full range of secondary services related to domestic violence including referral to appropriate resources. Also included are similar facilities for battered men and those that can accommodate both men and women, where they are available.
• Family Crisis Shelters (11)
  BH-1800.1500-200

  Family Crisis Shelters

  BH-1800.1500-200
  
  Programs that provide temporary emergency shelter for certain members of or entire families who are involved in or at risk for child abuse or neglect. Such facilities usually provide in-house individual, group and family counseling and the full range of other secondary services that are related to child abuse including referral to appropriate resources.
• Home Rental Listings (6)
  BH-3900.3050

  Home Rental Listings

  BH-3900.3050
  
  Programs that maintain lists of available rental housing for review by people who are in search of housing. Included is information that is available online, in print or in other formats.
• Homeless Shelter (97)
  BH-1800.8500

  Homeless Shelter

  BH-1800.8500
  
  Programs that provide a temporary place to stay (usually three days to two weeks), generally in dormitory-style facilities with very little privacy, for people who have no permanent housing. Also included are programs that provide motel vouchers for people who are homeless.
• Housing Authorities (255)
  BH-8300.3000

  Housing Authorities

  BH-8300.3000
  
  City, county, or state housing offices that provide information about eligibility for and vacancies in the subsidized housing properties that are under their jurisdiction. Housing authorities accept Section 8 applications, provide Section 8 vouchers, make approved Section 8 rental payments and administer public housing communities while in certain rural areas, the housing finance agency may play this role.
• Housing Counseling (20)
  BH-3700

  Housing Counseling

  BH-3700
  
  Programs that provide comprehensive assistance for people who want to rent or purchase housing including information and guidance about buying and rental costs; how to select affordable housing that meets individual needs; and how to provide for insurance, maintenance and other requirements related to acquiring and paying for housing.
• Legal Services for Housing Issues (20)
  FT * YZ-3150

  Legal Services for Housing Issues

  FT * YZ-3150
  
  Programs that provide assistance in the form of advocacy, arbitration, class action litigation, legal counseling, legal representation, mediation, paralegal counseling, self-representation assistance and/or court watching which focus on a particular area of law. Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of housing
• Runaway/Youth Shelters (9)
  BH-1800.1500-700

  Runaway/Youth Shelters

  BH-1800.1500-700
  
  Programs that provide temporary emergency shelter for children and youth who have run away from or have been pushed out of their homes or who are acting out and at risk for abuse pending return to their own families or suitable alternative placement. Such facilities usually provide in-house individual, group and family counseling and the full range of other secondary services related to runaways including referral to appropriate resources.
• Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (2)
  BH-7000.4600-700

  Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers

  BH-7000.4600-700
  
  A federally-supported, tenant-based housing program administered by local housing authorities that provides assistance in the form of vouchers that enable income-eligible families to find and lease approved privately owned housing where the landlord has agreed to enter into a contract with the housing authority and/or finance agency. Tenant-based assistance provides rental subsidies that move with a household into any qualifying housing within a certain area. The housing can be (and often is) private housing that may not have been built with the intention of accepting solely low-income tenants, but if the quality and cost of the unit fall within a specified range, it may qualify. Eligible households pay approximately 30% to 40% of their adjusted gross income for rent and the housing authority subsidizes the balance.
• Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless (51)
  BH-8400 * YV-3000.1500

  Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless

  BH-8400 * YV-3000.1500
  
  Programs that provide an alternative living arrangement for individuals who, because of age, disability, substance abuse, mental illness, chronic homelessness or other circumstances, are unable to live independently without care, supervision and/or support to help them in the activities of daily living; or who need access to case management, housing support, vocational, employment and other services to transition to independent living. Unaccompanied adults who have been continuously homeless for a year or more or have had at least four episodes of homelessness in a three year period and suffer from one or more disabling condition(s) including a diagnosable substance abuse disorder, serious mental illness, developmental disability or chronic physical illness or disability, which limit their ability to perform activities of daily living.
• Supportive Housing for Mental Health Issues (18)
  BH-8400 * YZ-5000

  Supportive Housing for Mental Health Issues

  BH-8400 * YZ-5000
  
  Programs that provide an alternative living arrangement for individuals who, because of age, disability, substance abuse, mental illness, chronic homelessness or other circumstances, are unable to live independently without care, supervision and/or support to help them in the activities of daily living; or who need access to case management, housing support, vocational, employment and other services to transition to independent living. Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of mental health/mental illness.