Rapid Re-Housing Program
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This program assists persons experiencing homelessness to be quickly stabilized and re-housed in permanent housing. Priority is given to households residing in emergency shelters and transitional housing. A key goal of Rapid Re-Housing is to shorten the family's length of stay in a shelter. Individuals and families that can benefit from this program are homeless; employed or have other sources of income; and earn less than 50 percent of the Area Median Income ($35,000). Once accepted to the program, participants immediately begin working with a housing specialist in an effort to identify safe, affordable housing. They also work closely with a family advocate who helps identify any barriers to their sustaining self-sufficiency. The ultimate goal is for families and individuals to "time-out" of the program and be able 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. In the next few months, she is expected to begin paying the entire rent and sustaining her housing. |
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