Housing Sustaining

Sustaining services include:

• Developing, updating, and modifying the housing support and crisis/safety plan on a regular basis

• Preventing and early identification of behaviors that may jeopardize continued housing

• Educating and training on roles, rights, and responsibilities of the tenant and property manager

• Transportation with the person receiving services present and discussing housing-related issues

• Promoting/supporting cultural practice needs and understandings with landlords, property managers, and neighbors

• Coaching to develop and maintain key relationships with property managers and neighbors

• Advocating with community resources to prevent eviction when housing is at risk and maintain person’s safety

• Assistance with the housing recertification processes

• Providing in-service transportation (person must be with)

• Continued training on being a good tenant, lease compliance, and household management

• Supporting the person to apply for benefits to retain housing

• Supporting the person to understand and maintain/increase income and benefits to retain housing

• Supporting the building of natural housing supports and resources in the community including building supports and resources related to a person’s culture and identity

• Working with property manager or landlord to promote housing retention

• Arranging for assistive technology

• Arranging for adaptive house-related accommodations.