Housing Sustaining
Maintaining Stable Housing Within the Community
We offer services to help you maintain living in your home within the community. Our support ensures you have the resources and assistance needed to remain stable and secure in your housing. Whether it’s connecting you with ongoing support services, helping manage housing-related challenges, or providing guidance on maintaining your living situation, we are here to ensure long-term stability. Our goal is to help you thrive in your community by preventing housing disruptions and fostering a secure, sustainable home environment.
Our Housing Support Services
A list of covered services:
- Developing, updating, and modifying the housing support and crisis/safety plan on a regular basis.
- Preventing and early identification of behaviors that may jeopardize continued housing.
- Educating and training on roles, rights, and responsibilities of the tenant and property manager.
- Transportation with the person receiving services present and discussing housing related issues.
- Promoting/supporting cultural practice needs and understandings with landlords, property managers, and neighbors.
- Coaching to develop and maintain key relationships with property managers and neighbors.
- Advocating with community resources to prevent eviction when housing is at risk and maintain person’s safety.
- Assistance with the housing recertification processes.
- Continued training on being a good tenant, lease compliance, and household management.
- Supporting the person to apply for benefits to retain housing.
- Supporting the person to understand and maintain/increase income and benefits to retain housing.
- Supporting the building of natural housing supports and resources in the community including building supports and resources related to a person’s culture and identity.
- Working with property manager or landlord to promote housing retention.
- Arranging for assistive technology.
- Arranging for adaptive house related accommodations.
A list of not covered services:
- Room and Board (including moving expenses).
- Deposits.
- Food.
- Furnishings.
- Rent.
- Utilities.
- No-show appointments.
- Staff travel time with a person not in the vehicle.
- Direct or indirect services provision in a group setting.
- Services provided outside of Minnesota.