PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (PSH)
Our Permanent Supportive Housing program is home to nearly 200 individuals
who have experienced long-term homelessness and a disabling condition.
Last year, 97% of clients in our program remained stably housed.
ABOUT
PSH
Services We Provide
The primary service provided is the apartments themselves, scattered throughout south Orange County. Services are based on each client's individual need and includes independent living skills, coaching, connections and transportation to local resources for food, employment and benefit income, medical and mental health care, recovery support, and community-building activities and events.
Finding Apartments
Our Housing Locators have relationships with property owners and have successfully placed clients in a wide range of housing opportunities. Many of the project’s scattered-site units' leases have been renewed year-over-year with the same landlord -- a testament to our success in maintaining positive relationships between all parties.
The Nuts & Bolts
Clients pay 30% of their income in rent and sign a lease similar to a market-rate apartment. Staff members provide day-to-day support. Housing stabilization coordinators assess client needs and help develop a plan. Our benefits specialists assist clients in securing and maintaining income benefits, food stamps, and medical benefits. Clients who are able to work have access to coaching to find and keep employment.
How You Can Help
With housing inventory so low in south Orange County, our team is always looking to connect with landlords and property owners willing to accept a housing voucher for our clients. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact us today!
Services We Provide
Our most valuable service is the housing itself. Tenants move into fully furnished apartment units scattered throughout south Orange County. Case managers provide day-to-day support, including life skills training and connections, transportation to local resources for food, employment, and health care needs, and disability benefits when appropriate.
Housing Units
Our Housing Locators have relationships with property owners across Orange County (with an emphasis on South Orange County) and have successfully placed clients in a wide range of housing opportunities. Many of the units that Friendship Shelter leases have been renewed year-over-year with the same landlord, which is a testament to our success in maintaining positive relationships between all parties.
The Nuts & Bolts
Clients pay 30% of income as rent and sign a lease similar to a market rate apartment. Our team assesses client needs and develops a plan for each person's unique circumstances. A benefits specialist assists clients in securing and maintaining income benefits, food stamps, and medical benefits.
How You Can Help
Because of high prices and low housing inventory in south Orange County, our team is always looking to make connections with local property owners and landlords who are willing to accept our clients' housing vouchers. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact us today!
WHAT PARTNERS SAY