Housing Stabilization

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Housing Stabilization Services is a new Minnesota Medical Assistance benefit to help people with disabilities, including mental illness and substance use disorder, and seniors find and keep housing.

Housing Stabilization is a Home and Community Based Service (HCBS). The purpose of these services is to:

• Support an individual's transition into housing,
• Increase long-term stability in housing in the community, and
• Avoid future periods of homelessness or institutionalization.

Housing Stabilization Services is divided into three parts; Housing Consultation, Housing Transition and Housing Sustaining. Shekinah Health & Wellness Alliance L. L.C. offers Housing Transition and Sustaining Services. We will;

•  offer support for housing transition planning, researching and contacting housing options, assistance with housing search and applications, tenant screening, budget development, navigating transportation, fostering relationships with landlords, negotiating leases, supporting cultural needs, and more. 
•  provide assistance in identifying and preventing behaviors that may threaten housing, education on tenant and property manager rights, transportation support, fostering cultural understanding with landlords and neighbors, coaching to maintain positive relationships, advocacy to prevent eviction, aid with housing recertification, ongoing tenant training, support in benefit applications and income maintenance, community resource connections, promoting housing retention with landlords, arranging accommodations or assistive technology as needed, and more.