{"id":434,"date":"2021-08-04T12:20:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T12:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.alliancehealthplan.org\/?page_id=434"},"modified":"2021-08-05T11:55:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T11:55:01","slug":"housing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/community.alliancehealthplan.org\/housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Alliance Health knows that access to decent, safe and affordable housing and caring supportive services provides critical stability for individuals and families. Working in partnerships, we are finding solutions to increase access to housing for the people we serve.<\/p>
We continue to partner with the Durham Housing Authority (DHA) to secure specialized vouchers for people with disabilities as well as vouchers for the chronically homeless. In addition, we are working with DHA on addressing policy barriers that often limit our population from accessing housing.<\/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 \t\t A short-term financial assistance program for adults and families who are receiving services through Alliance:<\/p> Eviction prevention and rapid re-housing funds. Success depends upon support that helps people integrate into their communities and removes barriers that keep them from living the life they need and deserve.<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t Part of an agreement between the State of North Carolina and the US Department of Justice, the Transitions to Community Living Initiative helps people with serious mental illness transition from adult care homes and state psychiatric hospitals into the communities of their choice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \t\t Supportive housing combines affordable housing with wraparound services allowing individuals to live in their own community. The tenets of supported housing include:<\/p> A person\u2019s housing choice is valued and supported. \u201cAccess to safe, quality and affordable housing \u2013 and the supports necessary to maintain that housing \u2013 constitute one of the most basic and powerful social determinants of health. In particular, for individuals and families trapped in a cycle of crisis and housing instability due to poverty, mental illness, addictions or chronic health issues, housing can entirely dictate their health and health trajectory.\u201d<\/p> World Health Organization, 2008<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t Alliance Health values the relationships with landlords who provide housing to the people we serve. Many of our programs provide longer-term assistance paid by Alliance, and we also help coordinate the services and supports of an individual or family. Relationships with landlords promote housing stability, social integration and success in community living.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBy partnering with Alliance, it gives us an incredible opportunity to end homelessness for individuals and families in concert with Durham\u2019s comprehensive affordable housing efforts,\u201d<\/p> CASA CEO Mary Jean Seyda<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t Our \u201cBetter At Home\u201d campaign offers monthly trainings to help providers understand and navigate the complex systems of housing and homelessness. View Alliance\u2019s training calendar for a list of upcoming sessions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Utility assistance.
Start-up funds, such as security deposits, to help adults\/families move into permanent housing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
A person has all the rights and responsibilities of their tenancy.
A person\u2019s community of choice should support integration and not limit access to neighborhood resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tFeatured News:<\/h2>\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