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Services provided by Extended Housing, Inc. |
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The PATH Program (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) has served approximately 300 homeless persons this last year. Through intensive outreach, they provide unconditional support and necessary supplies, such as blankets, bus tokens, etc. Forty-two (42) individuals and families were helped with rent to prevent eviction or with a security deposit to secure housing. Two hundred (200) plus referrals were made by our two outreach workers for mental health and other needed services. The PATH Workers have developed strong relationships with the jail, homeless shelter, Salvation Army (soup kitchen), Veterans Administration, and local community mental health centers. |
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PATH Outreach |
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The Shelter Plus Care Program, funded through HUD, provides 25 rental housing vouchers for homeless persons with a severe and persistent mental illness. Participants must receive mental health and recovery services as a condition to receiving a Shelter Plus Care housing voucher. Funding for this project was obtained through the collaborative efforts of the Coalition on Housing and Support services of Lake County |
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Shelter Plus Care |
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Properties: Extended Housing, Inc. owns and manages 17 properties throughout Lake County. These properties are purchased with capital dollars from HUD, the Ohio Department of Mental Health, the Ohio Department of Development, the Lake County Commissioners and the Lake County ADAMHS Board. Extended Housing, Inc.’s properties include two transitional group homes, apartment houses/complex, condos, and single family homes, totaling 70 units housing 81 persons. Our turnover rate at our properties is very low. |
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Email: drudnay@extendedhousing.org |
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Properties |
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The PATH SSI (supplemental security income) & Employment Program is a pilot program funded by the Ohio Department of Mental Health. This two year pilot program provides for a SSI Specialist to work with our PATH Program and NEIGHBORING’s vocational services. The program includes expediting SSI benefits to homeless persons with mental illness while providing employment opportunities, including job preparedness training and job coaching. |
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PATH Pilot |
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Email: rhogan@extendedhousing.org |
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HAP and April Subsidy |
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The HAP and April Subsidy Programs provide rental assistance and housing support to 66 individuals and families at any given time. HAP also provides housing start up loans to approximately 60 families a year. The housing support workers providing these services go out of their way to work with landlords, secure housing, and explain tenants’ rights and responsibilities for persons on these programs. Housing support workers routinely do housing checks on the tenants to ensure all is well and to make any referrals as needed. |
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HESIP
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The HESIP Program (Housing and Employment Services Integration Program) is a collaboration between Bridges (empowerment agency for the disabled); NEIGHBORING Mental Health Services (vocational services); Pathways, Inc. (mental health services); and the Recovery Program (through the Lake County ADAMHS Board). This extremely flexible program’s purpose is to move from silos of housing, employment and supports to integrated strategies to support recovery, community interdependence, and collaboration among service providers. People with severe and persistent mental illness will have access to permanent housing of their choice via the acquisition of paid competitive employment. Monies from this program are used to meet the following consumer needs: education, transportation, employment start up costs (uniforms, clothing, etc.), rental assistance, housing start up costs, emergency rent (security deposits, short term rent up to 3 months) and rental subsidies (75 households total). Through collaboration and the HESIP Participant’s willingness to work on employment goals, this program’s success rate is encouraging !
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Email: jdowdy@extendedhousing.org
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