Program Overview

Housing Options offers two distinct programs: Residential and Non-Residential. Both offer the professional services provided by the agency’s service team, but only residents of the Residential Programs receive affordable and permanent housing in agency owned or leased apartments. More than two-thirds of participants have lived in Housing Options' apartments from three to five years, and nearly 20 percent have been in program more than ten years.

Residential Program
Housing Options’ Supportive Housing Program provides a safe, dignified alternative to homelessness and unnecessary institutionalization by offering residents permanent living arrangements in agency owned or leased apartments coupled with supportive services.

Residents
All Housing Options residents have low incomes and over one-half were homeless before entering the program. Residents participate in a wide range of activities: approximately 30% hold full- or part-time jobs; others volunteer for community organizations, participate in the arts, take classes at local colleges and universities, or attend therapeutic day programs.

Non-Residential Program
Recently, Housing Options began serving individuals who do not live in one of the agency’s apartments. Housing Options’ Non-Residential Program provides ongoing social work, psychiatric, mental health, rehabilitation, and case management services as well as job coaching, life skills training, and recreational and socialization activities to people recovering from mental illnesses. People served by the program include former residents, future residents, and others in need of the services.

Unlike Housing Options’ Residential Program, no housing is provided.

----------------------

Housing Options provides affordable housing and support services to adults recovering from mental illnesses. The agency operates all programs in keeping with its core values:

People recovering from mental illnesses should live in an environment that enables full realization of individual potential for independance.
People recovering from mental illnesses should have the opportunity to enjoy and participate in the full range of community life.
People recovering from mental illnesses have a right to make life choices within the same parameters as all members of the community.
Differences among people are a source of strength for the community.

In order to qualify for a Housing Options program, applicants must:

Have a mental illness and
Be in need of supportive housing and/or mental health services.

For additional information about applying for services, click here.

Please note, due to overwhelming demand our waiting list is closed at this point. Please check back at a later date, and visit our links section to find information on other agencies that may be able to help.