Housing Stability
Housing Stability
Safe and stable housing is critical to all clients of the Agency of Human Services. The Departments within AHS are attuned to the housing needs of clients to ensure that programs promote housing stability for Vermonters. The Agency, and its many state and local partners, support a continuum of housing-related services in the community.
This Scorecard demonstrates the performance of AHS programs and services that comprise our strategy to increase housing stability and prevent homelessness.
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Why Is This Important?
Safe and stable housing is critical to all clients of the Agency of Human Services.
The Departments of AHS are attuned to the housing needs of clients to ensure that programs promote housing stability for Vermonters. The Agency, and it's many state and local partners, support a continuum of housing-related services in the community. The Agency's housing strategy focuses on the six housing service areas listed below.
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Budget Information
Total Program Budget FY 2019: $4,878,637
PRIMARY APPROPRIATION #:3480004000 | ||
PROGRAM # (if applicable):45126 | ||
Total FY2019 Appropriation | $4,878,637 | |
TOTAL PROGRAM BUDGET 2018 | $4,914,137 | |
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Total Program Budget FY 2019: $828,601
PRIMARY APPROPRIATION #: 3440100000
PROGRAM # (if applicable): 608640
Total FY2019 Appropriation: $828,601
TOTAL PROGRAM BUDGET 2019: $828,601
What We Do
The Family Supportive Housing (FSH) Program provides intensive case management and service coordination to homeless families with children and helps house families through partnership with housing providers. The program's goal is to reduce the incidence and duration of homelessness through supports for families as they transition to and sustain permanent housing over time. Service coordination and case management focus on the root causes of a family's homelessness; promote resiliency for parents and their children; and help households build financial capability. FSH staff take a holistic, two-generation approach using non-judgmental, positive, and trauma-informed communication and engagement in their support of families.
Who We Serve
Families with children under the age of six who have had multiple episodes of homelessness or engagement with Family Services are prioritized for the program. OEO administers funding which supports Family Supportive Housing at seven community-based providers: Barre, Bennington, Brattleboro, Rutland, St. Johnsbury and White River Junction.
How We Impact
Service Coordinators provide customized home-based case management; financial empowerment coaching; life skills support and referrals; tenant education; parent and child resiliency support; and support of addiction recovery. FSH Service Coordinators align and coordinate these services with existing Agency of Human Services programs and initiatives.
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Home Share Now facilitates mutually beneficial homeshare matches as a means to enable older adults to live safely at home while also providing an affordable housing option to financially vulnerable home seekers. Home seekers provide non-medical services in lieu of full or partial rent.
Home Share Now’s process includes in-person interviews, housing and personal references, employment verification, a background screening, facilitated introductions, a trial period, and written agreements. Home Share Now provides matches with conflict coaching, problem solving, facilitation, written agreements, and mediation for the duration of the match.
Who We Serve
While Home Share Now has no parameters for participation outside of a successful enrollment process, the majority of participants are older Vermonters and/or the financially insecure and/or people in transition.
How We Impact
Home Share Now improves the quality of life, improving the financial, emotional, and physical well being of home providers and home seekers.
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SASH coordinates the resources of social-service agencies, community health providers and nonprofit housing organizations to support Vermonters who choose to live independently at home. Individualized, on-site support is provided by a Wellness Nurse and a SASH Care Coordinator.
Who We Serve
SASH serves older adults as well as people with special needs who receive Medicare support. SASH touches the lives of approximately 5,000 people throughout Vermont.
How We Impact
Benefits to SASH Participants:
- Improved quality of life
- Comprehensive health and wellness assessments
- Individualized Healthy Living Plans
- Money savings through preventive health care
- Regular check-ins by caring staff
- Health coaching and access to wellness nurses
- Help in planning for successful transitions (e.g., following hospitalization), navigating long-term care options and during a crisis
- Access to prevention and wellness programs
- Support in self-managing medications
