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Housing Coordinated with Services
Welcome! This resource provides information for individuals and grantees interested in topics related to housing coordinated with services. It is our hope that this will a useful page and that you bookmark the site so that you may stay up-to-date with events, articles and answers to your frequently asked questions. In addition this page provides CMS System Change Grantees with contact information for technical assistance providers.
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Permanent Supportive Housing Toolkit
SAMHSA provides toolkits to promote the use of evidence-based practices in mental health. Review this set focusing on Permanent Supportive Housing, defined as decent, safe, and affordable community-based housing that provides residents the rights of tenancy under state and local landlord-tenant laws. The housing is linked to voluntary and flexible support and services designed to meet tenants’ needs and preferences.
Fair Housing Planning Guide
Are you looking for assistance with Fair Housing Planning? This Guide provides an historical perspective of fair housing, information on how to conduct an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), undertake activities to correct the identified impediments, and the types of documentary records to be maintained. It was developed for State, State-funded, and Entitlement jurisdictions along with applicable HUD regulations pertaining to fair housing.
Strategies to Meet the Housing Needs of Older Adults
What are the housing challenges facing older adults? Find out in this report from the AARP Public Policy Institute that also explores strategies to better enable older adults to age in place or in their community. It discusses accessible, safe, and affordable housing, access to social services and transportation, and housing models that help to allow aging in place. Also included is a link to an online toolkit, and a series of fact sheets on housing for seniors.
Frequently Asked Questions
This section is organized by category, with examples featured below.
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Community Plans
How do I find the consolidated plan for the Housing agency in my community?
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Funding
How can I find out more about the priorities and allocation for my state and local under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and how these will work to expand housing opportunities for individuals with disabilities?
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Housing and Service Coordination
What state agencies should be working together to expand affordable housing choices coordinated with services?
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Highlighted Articles
(Please note: Below is a portion of the housing documents available on the Clearinghouse. To view all Housing related documents, click the link below)
Asset Development and Affordable Housing - Issue Brief
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Affordable Housing Fund – North Dakota
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Community Living Resource Website – Utah
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National Legal Resource Center (NLRC) Website
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The State of Housing in America in the 21st Century: A Disability Perspective
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National Directory of Home Modifications Resources
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Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. (TAC) - Website
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Using Research To Improve Practice and Inform Policy in Assisted Living: A Manual for Community-Based Participatory Research
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Priced Out in 2008: The Housing Crisis for People with Disabilities
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What Does It Take? Improving Housing Choices for Medicaid-Eligible Mississippians Needing Long-Term Care
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Choose, Get, Keep Integrated Housing
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