Specifications include, but are not limited to: (1) Housing Stability Payments Applicant will create a program to provide eligible participants with funds and financing necessary to obtain or maintain housing on an as needed basis in a manner consistent with the terms of RIHousing’s HOME-ARP Policies and Procedures. (2) Supportive Services Applicant will provide extra supports that certain populations may require in order to live independently. Supportive Service plans are individualized by household using a standard assessment tool and may include but are not limited to case management, budget management, mental health and substance use services, and health care. Conceptually, this program includes access to the provision of ancillary services to facilitate housing stability. Additionally, this program can include reimbursement for eligible activities that prevent and divert an eligible participant from re-entering homelessness in its definition of supportive services. (3) Resident Services Coordination Applicant will engage a coordinator who works onsite in a development to assist residents to maintain successful tenancies and improve their quality of life by providing a combination of information and referral to services along with useful and engaging onsite programming. The Resident Services Coordinator will 1) participate in regular training on best practices including but not limited to: Housing First Principles, Trauma Informed Care, Critical Time Intervention, and Harm Reduction and be able to demonstrate and document how these best practices are integrated into the delivery of services; 2) coordinate resources for Eligible participants including but not limited to: employment training and resources; housing retention; literacy and parenting education; household and financial management; access to community substance abuse and medical services; and opportunities for community building and integration; 3) maintain working knowledge of affordable housing programs locally available to support residents in transitioning to other permanent housing opportunities with appropriate levels of service and supports as needed; and 4) refer eligible participants for supportive services and housing stability payments, if applicable, through the program.
