The HUD Housing Guide (Part 5) You can "Homeless Housing Assistance “from vast number programs and grants, designed to rapidly get you off the street and into public housing with Housing First System. I have most of the state and federal training manuals for HUD programs, as such my videos are based on facts, not opinions and tips like every video on YouTube. I will be talking about how to get low income homeless housing and other HUD housing programs like low income housing, housing choice vouchers, affordable housing and public housing.
Housing Navigators are staff from designated community agencies. Housing Navigators office out of Assessment Hubs, their home agencies, or in the field. All Housing Navigators work with individuals that do not have an existing case manager and would like assistance in navigating the process of securing affordable low income housing from housing referral to “lease up”.
The Housing Navigator provides the client with a welcome letter explaining both the client and staff’s role in the program. Both the client and staff sign the letter and it is maintained in the client’s chart. All Housing Navigators, Outreach Workers, and Case Managers operating as low income Housing Navigators carry the following responsibilities:
• Assisting client in obtaining necessary documentation required for housing assistance
• Collecting & uploading necessary documentation, securing additional financial assistance if needed, providing transportation, accompaniment to potential section 8 housing options, etc.
• Assisting clients in navigating any challenges related to the housing process (application and/or inspection process, landlord negotiation, etc.)
• Participation in case conferences
• Responding to requests by the Coordinating Entity, as appropriate.
1.Training Requirements – Homeless Housing Navigators are trained by the Coordinating Entity. The training consists of the 6 hours “Housing Navigator Orientation” in addition to training HMIS training on the Coordinated Access workflow in HMIS.
2.Timeline - Once the Housing Assessor has made contact with the client’s Case Manager or Housing Voucher Navigator, that worker contacts the client within 24 hours and begins the process of scheduling intake appointments. This information is tracked in HMIS.
3.Low income apartment Unit Availability/Vacancy Posting – All Rapid Re-housing and Permanent Supportive Housing Disability Programs are required to post vacancies in HMIS within 24 business hours of unit/bed availability. If providers know of an impending vacancy, they are able to post the anticipated availability date up to 14 days before unit vacancy.
4.Programs must update vacancy information in HMIS within 24 business hours of a unit/bed being filled.This information is crucial in determining what resources are available and where to send a client needing housing
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