Rapid Re-Housing Program
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The Rapid Re-Housing Program is a federally funded program under Title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). Our goal is to assist persons experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized. This is based, in part, on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – “with housing anything is possible.” Priority is given to households residing in Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing. A key goal for Rapid Re-Housing is to shorten the length of stay in shelter. Homeless housing providers will identify individuals and families that can benefit from this program. These households are: homeless, employed or have other source of income to sustain, earning less than 50% of Area Median Income and not in need of Permanent Supportive Housing. Individuals and families entering the program immediately begin working with a Housing Specialist in an effort to identify safe, affordable housing. Participants work closely with a Family Advocate who helps identify any barriers to sustaining housing. The ultimate goal is for families and individuals who “time-out” of the program to maintain housing on their own. |
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Mary found herself homeless when the child support she had been receiving consistently for the past nine years abruptly stopped and her son suffered a seizure and was taken to the hospital. Mary was not able to pay the hospital bills or the rent and had to move out of her home. Mary was taken in by Program REACH and then referred to AAF where she was accepted into the Rapid Re-Housing Program. After three months in the RRH program Mary has completed the goals that she set up for herself when first entering the program (including finding affordable housing, keeping to a budget, and saving money for emergencies). Mary has now entered the second quarter with RRH and is paying 50% of the rent. She is expected to begin paying the entire rent and sustaining her housing following this quarter. |
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