{"id":54,"date":"2016-12-29T19:27:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T19:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccfrdioc.org\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2023-10-25T20:22:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T20:22:48","slug":"permanent-supportive-housing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ccfrdioc.org\/pt-pt\/permanent-supportive-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) caters to singles and families transitioning from homeless. These homes range from shared single room occupancy living to single family homes. We operate more than 100 residences in New Bedford, Fall River, and Taunton\/Attleboro.\u00a0There are strict guidelines to enter these programs, and they are all agency referral based, and not self referral, please see our qualification page\u00a0for guidelines<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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THE APPLICATION PROCESS<\/h2>\n

All households interested in Permanent Supportive Housing must complete an application for the centralized waitlist.  This application should be completed by an outside caseworker but if none are available can be completed by the Basic Needs department of Catholic Charities.  Once received and reviewed, if the household qualifies for services they will be placed on the centralized waitlist according to need.  The family or individual may be called to enter a program through Catholic Charities or another agency in the area if they obtain an opening.<\/p>\n

THE REFERRAL PROCESS<\/strong> <\/h2>\n

Qualifying And Guidelines<\/h3>\n

Our Permanent Residential Programs have housing for both Singles, and Families. They each have slightly different qualification standards as listed below:<\/p>\n

Singles<\/h3>\n

A single person must be chronically homeless (by the Federal Government Definition) and must have a disabling Condition.<\/p>\n

The federal Government\u2019s definition of a chronically homeless person;<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. An unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition who has been continuously homeless for one year or more OR<\/li>\n
  2. An unaccompanied individual with a disabling condition who has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years. The homeless person must meet only one or the other of the time frame criteria that make up the definition.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    An individual does not meet the chronically homeless criteria if they are applying to enter from any kind of institution including a medical institution nor can they be in housing at the time they enter. If an institution such as a medical institution can provide documentation that a motel or emergency shelter was being used for this person then they may be eligible.<\/p>\n

    What is meant by homeless<\/strong> is a person sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation (such as the streets) or an emergency shelter.<\/p>\n

    What is meant by disabling condition in the chronically homeless definition;<\/strong><\/p>\n

    A disabling condition is defined as \u201cA diagnosable substance abuse disorder, a serious mental illness, developmental disability, or a chronic physical illness or disability, including a co-occurrence of two or more of these conditions, in addition, a \u201cdisabling condition that limits an individual\u2019s ability to work or perform one or more activities of daily living.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Agency or worker making a referral must provide the following;<\/p>\n