Expanding Housing Opportunities and Choices

Improve access to housing created or subsidized through “mainstream” housing programs

Enforce Fair Housing protections against

discriminationBuild community acceptance

for housing for people with special needs

A Range of Models & Strategies

Single family homes – may be shared

Rent subsidized apartments leased in the private market

Services integrated within existing affordable housing

Units set aside for people with special needs in mixed income

housing developments

Supportive Housing Supportive Housing Housing + ServicesHousing + Services

HousingHousing Permanent: not time limited

Affordable: generally tenants pay 30% of income for rent

Independent: private living space and lease with normal

tenant rights & responsibilities

Services Flexible and responsive

to tenants’ needs

Maximize independence and housing stability

Participation is not a condition of tenancy

Services + Property

Management + Tenants = Effective

Partnerships

Supportive Housing Supportive Housing for the people whofor the people who

But for housing cannot access and make effective use of treatment and

supportive services in the community; andBut for supportive

services cannot access and maintain stable

housing in the community

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