ACCESS COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY

Homelessness Prevention Programs

HOUSING FIRST FOR FAMILIES

RAPID REHOUSING

Referral: Shelters/DV Shelters

Assessment

Identify Landlord

Provide short-term rental assistance

Connect with local community services

Program expired December 2012

BEYOND SHELTER Services provided include:

Education on landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities;

Life skills workshops on issues such as parenting and money management; Assistance procuring food and furniture;

Securing mental health and substance abuse treatment

Program expired December 2012

NEXT STEPS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

Program for chronically homeless single adults with mental health or co-occurring disorders.

Strengths-based approach toward independent living and housing stability.

Community outreach and interagency collaboration with other Access programs to provide customer assistance.

NEXT STEPS – WHAT A WEEK LOOKS LIKE

Negotiate leases Provide crisis intervention Help with benefits (DSS, Health

Mental/Physical, fuel assistance, food assistance)

Extensive work with housing authority and landlords

EMERGENCY SHELTER Support for every customer includes extensive case

management to address matters of housing, income, education, legal, and treatment issues.

A holistic, strengths-based approach to empowering homeless persons and rapid re-housing

NEEDS:

HEALTH

Generations Family Health Care

Perceptions Program

Day Kimball Hospital

United Services Pathways Hartford

Dispensary

EMPLOYMENT

Bureau of Rehab Services

Climb the Ladder Program (Access)

Dept. of Labor CTWorks

Goodwill Local businesses Transit districts

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF RESIDENTS

Family of six, with two parents. 

MOM wakes children and gets breakfast.

Sends 3 children off to school MOM completes her chores DAD returns from 3rd shift job

and watches the baby MOM leaves to go to CTWorks

for employment MOM returns at lunch DAD goes to sleep MOM gets children off bus

and supervises homework Dinner is shared with the

whole family

NEW THIS YEAR INTEGRATED SYSTEM

Access participates with the southern region service providers. A true HSI (Human Services Infrastructure) approach to housing the homeless.

NEW THIS YEAR

COMPUTER LAB: Allows for residents to search for housing, jobs, complete applications, homework assignments.

CUSTOMERS ARE SATISFIED

Customers believe they are treated with dignity and respect

Customers feel the facility is safe, clean and well maintained

Customers believe they can make decisions about what happens in the program

House meetings held bi-weekly and a suggestion box is located in the dining area.