ACCESS COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY Homelessness Prevention Programs
Dec 14, 2015
ACCESS COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
Homelessness Prevention Programs
HOUSING FIRST FOR FAMILIES
RAPID REHOUSING
Referral: Shelters/DV Shelters
Assessment
Identify Landlord
Provide short-term rental assistance
Connect with local community services
Program expired December 2012
BEYOND SHELTER Services provided include:
Education on landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities;
Life skills workshops on issues such as parenting and money management; Assistance procuring food and furniture;
Securing mental health and substance abuse treatment
Program expired December 2012
NEXT STEPS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
Program for chronically homeless single adults with mental health or co-occurring disorders.
Strengths-based approach toward independent living and housing stability.
Community outreach and interagency collaboration with other Access programs to provide customer assistance.
NEXT STEPS – WHAT A WEEK LOOKS LIKE
Negotiate leases Provide crisis intervention Help with benefits (DSS, Health
Mental/Physical, fuel assistance, food assistance)
Extensive work with housing authority and landlords
EMERGENCY SHELTER Support for every customer includes extensive case
management to address matters of housing, income, education, legal, and treatment issues.
A holistic, strengths-based approach to empowering homeless persons and rapid re-housing
NEEDS:
HEALTH
Generations Family Health Care
Perceptions Program
Day Kimball Hospital
United Services Pathways Hartford
Dispensary
EMPLOYMENT
Bureau of Rehab Services
Climb the Ladder Program (Access)
Dept. of Labor CTWorks
Goodwill Local businesses Transit districts
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF RESIDENTS
Family of six, with two parents.
MOM wakes children and gets breakfast.
Sends 3 children off to school MOM completes her chores DAD returns from 3rd shift job
and watches the baby MOM leaves to go to CTWorks
for employment MOM returns at lunch DAD goes to sleep MOM gets children off bus
and supervises homework Dinner is shared with the
whole family
NEW THIS YEAR INTEGRATED SYSTEM
Access participates with the southern region service providers. A true HSI (Human Services Infrastructure) approach to housing the homeless.
NEW THIS YEAR
COMPUTER LAB: Allows for residents to search for housing, jobs, complete applications, homework assignments.
CUSTOMERS ARE SATISFIED
Customers believe they are treated with dignity and respect
Customers feel the facility is safe, clean and well maintained
Customers believe they can make decisions about what happens in the program
House meetings held bi-weekly and a suggestion box is located in the dining area.