Shelter Plus Care
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Program Description
The purpose of HUD's Shelter Plus Care (S+C) program is to provide permanent housing in connection with supportive services to homeless people with disabilities and their families. The program provides rental assistance for a variety of housing choices, accompanied by a range of supportive services funded by other sources. The program is designed to serve a population that has been traditionally hard to reach - homeless persons with disabilities such as (but not limited to) serious mental illness, chronic substance abuse, and/or AIDS and related diseases. The S+C program was built on the premise that housing and services need to be connected in order to ensure the stability of housing for this population. Consequently, S+C provides rental assistance that local grantees must match with an equal value of supportive services appropriate to the target population. Goals of the S+C Program are to assist homeless individuals and their families to increase their housing stability, skills and/or income, and self-sufficiency.
Funding for new S+C projects is awarded competitively through HUD's Continuum of Care process. Eligible applicants (grantees) are limited to states, units of local government and public housing authorities (PHAs). Local S+C projects are typically implemented through partnerships that include (1) a grantee, (2) a local housing "Sponsor" (or subgrantee) that owns or coordinates leasing of housing for program participants, and (3) a network of supportive services providers.
DCA's Shelter Plus Care Initiative
Recognizing the need to provide permanent housing for homeless persons with disabilities, including "chronically" homeless persons, DCA (through the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority as applicant/grantee) has been actively developing S+C partnerships with local agencies that provide the range of supported services required to stabilize the populations targeted. Applications are submitted through the Continuum of Care process. If your organization has the resources to serve these populations, absent the rental assistance, and if you wish to obtain more information about becoming a S+C sponsor, contact John Bassett of DCA at (404) 679-3170.
News and Events
DCA's Annual S+C Training Conference to be held May 3-5, 2010 in Savannah. Make plans to attend now!
DCA has reserved a block of rooms at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto for our annual S+C training. Please reserve your room and submit your registration form with payment by April 2, 2010. We have invited Jim Sacco and Vanessa Dooley to speak on issues related to case management, ISPs, better work ethics, crisis management and setting boundaries without locking yourself away from the client.
Online S+C Training Conference Registration Form (PDF)
HUD and DCA promote ENERGY STAR in its homeless assistance programs!
All grantees are encouraged to promote energy efficiency, and are specifically encouraged to purchase and use Energy Star labeled products. For information on the Energy Star initiative go to: http://www.energystar.gov.
Downloads & Related Links
GHFA/DCA S+C Grantees (Sponsors) Only
Contact Information
John Bassett
(404) 679-3170
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
