housing and homeless services
Housing and Homeless Services provide support to people who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Services include street outreach, help finding housing, rental assistance, and support with deposits and utility costs. The program also helps individuals and families move into permanent housing.
The goal is to help people build the skills they need to live on their own after the program ends. This includes connecting them to community benefits, job support, and education programs. By offering these services, Housing and Homeless Services works to help people achieve long-term stability and maintain safe, stable housing.
assistance in transition from homelessness (path)
The PATH Program helps people who are experiencing homelessness and have serious mental illness or substance use challenges. The program focuses on reaching out to individuals, building trust, and connecting them to the help they need. PATH services are short-term and designed to guide people into long-term community and mental health services.
Services include:
- Outreach and engagement
- Help finding housing solutions
- Case management and support
- Help applying for benefits
- Connections to mental health and other services
Goal:
To reduce or end homelessness for people with serious mental illness or substance use disorders.
Contact: 254-297-7731
housing navigator program
The Housing Navigator Program helps people experiencing homelessness find and move into housing. The team works closely with clients to find available rental units, build life skills, and provide support throughout the process.
Services include:
- Help paying application fees
- Housing search and placement
- Help with utility deposits
- Support working with landlords
Housing programs in the region can refer clients to this program.
Contact: 254-297-8910
rapid rehousing (rrh)
Rapid Rehousing helps people quickly move out of homelessness and into stable housing.
Services include:
- Housing search and placement
- Short-term rental assistance
- Scattered-site housing (you hold your own lease)
- Ongoing case management
Participants also get help with jobs, education, and life skills so they can live independently.
Goal:
To help participants take over full rent and maintain housing on their own.
To get assessed (Heart to Home): 254-297-8929
permanent supportive housing (psh)
Permanent Supportive Housing provides long-term housing and support for people with disabilities who have experienced long-term or repeated homelessness.
Services include:
- Long-term rental assistance
- Scattered-site housing (you hold your own lease)
- Case management and support services
- Mental health and/or substance use services
This program helps participants build stability and improve their quality of life.
To get assessed (Heart to Home): 254-297-8929
supportive housing rental assistance (shr)
The SHR Program helps people with mental illness who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. This program focuses on both housing support and prevention.
Services include:
- Rental assistance
- Utility assistance
- Moving support
- Deposits
- Homelessness prevention
It also helps people leaving psychiatric hospitals who need stable housing.
Contact: 254-297-8910
tenant-based rental assistance (tbra)
TBRA helps low-income households afford housing by providing rental and utility support.
Participants can also choose to receive case management services to build important life skills.
Services include:
- Housing search and placement
- Rental assistance
- Security deposits
- Scattered-site housing (you hold your own lease)
Goal:
To help families afford housing, avoid homelessness, and become financially independent.
Contact: 254-297-8910