Housing Access Services

Presenter: Scott Schifsky, Program Director The Arc Minnesota

Who is The Arc Minnesota?

Housing Access Services is a partnership of The Arc Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of

Human Services

http://www.rebecsolutions.com/home.html

201 people have moved to homes of their own with Housing Access

Services

Karli’s parents worried about her moving out on her own

Karli was ready to move!

Housing Access Services helped find a place!

Housing Access Services helped Karli pack and move

Housing Access Services helped make Karli’s dream happen.

How did Karli afford her own place?

“I told you I could do this!”

What do Housing Access Services staff do?

Who is eligible?

Housing Access Services can:

Help people move to a place of their own from a group home or

assisted living facility.

Housing Access Services can:

Accompany people when looking for housing

Housing Access Services can:

Help complete rental applications and lease

agreements.

Housing Access Services can:

Meet and negotiate with landlords or property staff.

Housing Access Services can:

Help with applications for publicly financed housing.

Housing Access Services can:

Assist with finding affordable furnishing and related household matters.

Housing Access Services can:

Pack and move your belongings.

Housing Access Services can:

Assist with application fees and deposits.

Housing Access Services cannot:

Help people move to congregate care settings

Where are the services available?

Activities Q 5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Totals as of 6/15/11

Movers 33 38 24 20 201

Referrals 34 50 107 120 526

Outreach 65 65 49 51 598

Activities Q 1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Movers 4 10 24 48

Referrals 46 68 35 66

Outreach 104 128 68 68

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Kevin lived in a group home

Kevin was ready to move

Housing Access Services searched and found a suitable place

Kevin needed held with his monthly budget

Easter was ready to move!

All comfy cozy in my new home!

Sean was ready to move!

Angela was ready to move!

Ken was ready to move!

For more information contact

Scott Schifsky, Director 651.523.0823 ext 102 or scotts@arcmn.org