Targets battered women and their children who have been displaced because of the battering situation and families with children in social service placement. The guaranteed HAP contract is used to leverage financing in both the public and private lending market. In exchange for the HAP contract, the owner agrees to keep the units in the program for at least 15 years. Should the family subsequently move out of the unit, it would no longer receive the subsidy, which would go to the next family that occupies that unit. Promotes permanent housing and supportive services for homeless individuals with disabilities coming off the streets or out of emergency shelters.
Supportive services are equal to or greater than the housing assistance assigned to the individual.
The Section 8 rental subsidy is attached to the unit, and so long as the family resides there it remains under assistance. Should the family subsequently move out of the unit, it would no longer receive the subsidy, which would go to the next family that occupies that unit. Provides housing assistance and supportive services for low-income people with AIDS through partnerships between housing agencies and nonprofit organizations. Grants to housing agencies can be used for support services, such as health care and mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, nutritional services, case management, assistance with daily living, and housing information.