Permanent Housing for Homeless Persons with Disabilities

Who can Benefit from Permanent Housing for Homeless Persons with Disabilities

The Permanent Housing for Homeless Persons with Disabilities housing program serves persons with disabilities who are homeless or will be homeless within a week.

What is the Permanent Housing for Homeless Persons with Disabilities Program

The Permanent Housing for Homeless Persons with Disabilities housing program provides money to build or rehabilitate housing. Housing cannot be for more than 16 persons, and can be for homes, group home or apartments.

This housing program also provides a variety of supportive services related to homelessness, paying for up to 80 percent of the service. Services can include things like health care, child chare, case management, mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, job counseling and family counseling, and transportation for activities that will help move a homeless person to independence.

Money under this program can go to state or local government, public housing authorities (PHAs) and nonprofit agencies.

How can a Person Apply for Permanent Housing for Homeless Persons with Disabilities

Contact a local homeless shelter or other private organizations, such as a church, hospital, domestic violence shelter, etc. You can also contact the Office of Housing and Community Partnerships, Supportive Housing Section at 614-466-2285 for information.

Pros and Cons of the Program

Pros of Permanent Housing for Homeless Persons with Disabilities

• pays for a combination of housing and other different services to help a person overcome homelessness;
• most of the cost of services paid;
• homeless persons are linked with services through a planning process called "Continuum of Care";
• homeless persons with TBI could be serviced by this program.

Cons of Permanent Housing for Homeless Persons with Disabilities

• serves only persons who are homeless or who would be homeless within a week;
• right now, most of the people served have mental illness or substance addictions.