Transition
Services that assist a person to plan for, find and move to a home in the community.
Services include:
- Developing a housing transition plan*
- Supporting the person in applying for benefits to afford their housing, including helping the person determine which benefits they may be eligible for*
- Assisting the person with the housing search and application process*
- Assisting the person with tenant screening and housing assessments*
- Providing transportation with the person receiving services present and discussing housing related issues
- Helping the person understand and develop a budget
- Helping the person understand and negotiate a lease
- Helping the person meet and build a relationship with a prospective landlord
- Promoting/supporting cultural practice needs and understandings with prospective landlords, property managers*
- Helping the person find funding for deposits*
- Helping the person organize their move*
- Researching possible housing options for the person*
- Contacting possible housing options for the person*
- Identifying resources to pay for deposits or home goods *
- Identifying resources to cover moving expenses*
- Completing housing applications on behalf of the service recipient*
- Working to expunge records or access reasonable accommodations*
- Identifying services and benefits that will support the person with housing instability
- Ensuring the new living arrangement is safe for the person and ready for move-in*
- Arranging for adaptive house related accommodations required by the person*
- Arranging for assistive technology required by the person*
Activities with an asterisk (*) can be provided directly (in person) or indirectly on behalf of the person. The expectation is that services are primarily provided as a direct service.