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Homelessness and Homeless Prevention
The Homeless Prevention Program offers cash assistance to low-income families and individuals to prevent eviction or foreclosure or to set up residency for customers moving from transitional housing programs. This cash assistance will provide rental deposit, first months rent or past due rent, mortgage payments, or utility payments and deposits.
Customers will meet with a Case Worker and complete the required documentation. Applicants must provide their past 13 weeks of income verification for all household members to ensure the eligibility requirements are met. Once the customer is determined eligible, the Case Worker will coordinate the payment to the landlord, mortgage holder, or utility provider.
Households served by this project will be required to apply for assistance through the Pickaway Metropolitan Housing Authority to supplement their rental payment.
Assistance will not be provided if the applicant cannot reasonable assure that they will be able to make future payments. Where a household has no income or no immediate opportunities for sufficient income to support the next month’s rent, the family will be referred to transitional housing.
Direct Housing Program
The Direct Housing Program supports case management activities and provides assistance to homeless families in securing and maintaining permanent housing. Homeless families will include those staying in places not meant for human habitation, living on the street or in vehicles and in some cases, families who are doubled up and jeopardizing the housing situation of the host family. Families will be placed in emergency housing (hotel or if single female – the women’s shelter) for a maximum of 1 month while permanent housing is being secured. Once the housing is secured, the program will assist with partial rental payment up to six months. During that six month period, the family will receive intensive case management including goal setting, financial literacy, tenant education and connection to mainstream services and other community programs. Families will also receive employment training, job search assistance or assistance with applying for supplemental income to ensure the family receives enough income to support the housing once the program is over.
Men’s Transitional Housing Program
The purpose of the men’s transitional housing is to set a course of action with each resident upon entering the house to help them become as self-sufficient as possible within their limitations and goals
PICCA owns a four bedroom, handicap accessible duplex in Circleville. The house can accommodate up to 8 men. Six beds are funded through the Federal Veterans Administration Grant Per Diem Program. Only eligible veterans will be placed in those beds.
Upon entering and during their stay at transitional housing, each resident is provided with case management services including a comprehensive assessment and action service planning with a timeline to help residents achieve self-sufficiency. Residents are referred to PICCA for transportation needs and connected to other agencies to provide the best possible outcome for each case.
The culture at the transitional house provides support for an individual’s desire for sobriety and an alcohol and drug free lifestyle where everyone is involved, accountable, and respected. The transitional house gives the residents a “home like” atmosphere during their transition from homelessness to permanent housing.
Women’s Transitional Housing Program
PICCA has partnered with Haven House, Pickaway County’s domestic violence and women’s homeless shelter, to expand transitional housing and supportive services to homeless women and children in our community. Haven House is a three story handicap accessible building consisting of 8 bedrooms (28 beds), 6 bathrooms, 3 kitchens, 2 laundry rooms, 2 common rooms, privacy fenced yard, plus office and storage areas.
Osteopathic Heritage Foundations Homeless Prevention
PICCA received a grant from the OSTEOPATHIC HERITAGE FOUNDATIONS to offer cash assistance to low-income families and individuals at or below 200% of poverty to prevent eviction and stabilize the household. This cash assistance will provide past due rent, utilities, minor car repairs, credit repair and counseling. Other fees and work related expenses may be considered.
Customers will meet with a Case Worker and complete the required documentation. Applicants must provide their past 13 weeks of income verification for all household members to ensure the eligibility requirement is met. Once the customer is determined eligible, the Case Worker will coordinate the payments to landlord utility provider or other service providers. Intensive case management will be provided along with the cash assistance.
Assistance will not be provided if the applicant cannot reasonably assure that they will be able to make future payments. Where a household has no income or no immediate opportunities for sufficient income to support the next month’s rent, the family will be referred to a shelter program.
Homeless Prevention/Rapid Re-Housing Program
Pickaway County residents facing a housing crisis will be assessed by PICCA’s Homeless Coordinator. The program proposes to serve households that are at imminent risks of becoming homeless or have recently become homeless and don’t meet the eligibility requirements for other programs. Households will be assessed and scored using specific rating criteria which will determine those who are at most risk of losing their housing and those who have a greater chance to succeed in permanent housing with the assistance of intensive case management. Those accepted into the program will agree to meet weekly with a case manager to set and track goals, agree to participate in home visits and agree to do what is necessary to stabilize the household. Eligible clients must provide proof of all household income to ensure the 50% AMI or below requirement is met. Minimal case assistance will be provided to stabilize the household. Households most imminent of losing their permanent housing and housing subsidy and households where the income is less than 30% AMI will receive priority for acceptance into the HPRP programs. Clients must have income or be able to secure sustainable income within 6 months of being accepted into the programs.
Single non-chronic homeless individuals and household without minor children will also receive priority rating for the HPRP programs. PICCA, through assessment and rating, will find the best program fit for each client needing assistance.
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