CACFC DIRECT HOUSING

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CACFC DIRECT HOUSING

• Mission
• It is the mission of the CACFC Direct Housing
  Program to provide quality supportive services
  and rental subsidies to families in the aftermath
  of homelessness in order to provide a strong
  foundation for their future.

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History

• 1990 Scattered Sites
• 24 months period of 150/mo
• In recent years, 6 months of 200/mo
• Up to 1,000 in rental assistance
• 10 households per year

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Program information

• Homeless Programs Coordinator
• 2nd Shift Supervisor
• Employment Counselor/Case Manager

Scattered Sites Private Landlords
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Program design

• Families with children
• Referrals
• Requirements
• Supportive Services
• Financial Assistance

Customer goes to Washington D.C. as a participant
of the Youth Build program.
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Services

• Assistance in Locating Housing
• Case Management
• Budgeting Counseling
• Employment Counseling
• Parenting Classes
• Budgeting Classes
• Employment Retention Advancement Classes

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Challenges Successes

• 6 months of rental assistance
• Engaging in services after rental assistance is
  gone
• Mental Health Problems
• Undiscovered victims of domestic violence

• Engagement
• Designing their curriculum
• Close working relationships with other community
  organizations

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Essentials to staying Permanent

• Catching issues early in the game
• Employment
• Uncovering mental health problems
• Empowerment
• Help with the little things
• Meeting regularly to catch problems

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Forms Policies

• Housing Handbook
• Self-Sufficiency Plan
• Customer Requirements
• Voucher

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FUTURE PLANS

• LEVERAGING FUNDS MORE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
  ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS ASSISTANCE, LIKE WITH
  THE TANF DEMO

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outcomes

• Maintaining Housing
• Employment
• Increase in Income

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Why Implement Direct Housing?