Housing Services
The Health Trust recognizes stable housing as a necessary factor to improving the health of people living with HIV/AIDS and formerly homeless individuals. That is why we help these populations get housed and provide them with intensive case management and health and wellness services.
Permanent Supportive Housing
The Health Trust offers support in finding Permanent Supportive Housing to low-income and chronically homeless individuals assigned by the Santa Clara County Coordinated Assessment System. The Care Coordination Project Team provide Intensive Case Management to participants struggling with physical disabilities, mental health and homelessness. Participants are connected to an Intensive Case Manager who will help locate and secure housing while assisting with food assistance, chronic medical needs, and advocacy. Participants will be assisted with connecting to needed benefits, community resources, and referrals that will help the transition into a new environment that is safe and permanent. Once participants are housed, they will receive ongoing landlord and tenant mediation to help ensure housing retention.
Rapid Rehousing
The Health Trust administers Rental Subsidy Programs, funded by the City of San Jose and Santa Clara County Office of Supportive Housing. Participants are connected through the Santa Clara County Coordinated Assessment System to receive a rental subsidy, case management, and/or self-sufficiency services. In coordination with an assigned case manager from The Health Trust or a partner community agency, the program participants are assisted with housing search and advocacy. Participants are also connected to community services, resources and referrals that will help with identified needs. Once participants are housed, they will receive landlord and tenant mediation to help ensure housing retention. Participants are required to work directly with their case manager to accomplish the following: establish goals to increase income, complete weekly employment applications, resume building, interview coaching, and finance management to develop a transition plan out of the program. The Rapid Rehousing Program assists individuals and families with being able to stabilize in housing, while increasing their incomes so that they can retain housing at the end of the program term.
Housing for Health
The Health Trust has a Rental Subsidy Assistance Program that assists those living with HIV/AIDS whom have demonstrated medically related and financial needs for rent, utilities, and food. Those who are homeless and living with HIV/AIDS with medical conditions are placed on a rental subsidy waiting list. When a subsidy space becomes available the participant will be notified. A Housing Specialist will work with the participant to locate safe and affordable housing. The Housing Specialist will also assist participants connecting with food assistance, appropriate medical and behavioral health services and advocacy. Participants will be assisted with connecting to needed benefits, community resources and referrals that will help the transition into a new environment that is safe and permanent.
For more information about our Housing Services, contact:
(T): 408-961-9850
(F): 408.961.9856
HousingServices@healthtrust.org