NEIGHBORHOOD OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING INC

NOAH RENTAL HOUSING COUNSELING/HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAMMING: THIS FREE, BILINGUAL PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF SEVERAL RELATED SERVICE LINES, ALL WORKING TO HELP NO-, LOW- OR MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MOVE ALONG THE HOUSING SPECTRUM FROM BEING EITHER HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS TO BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN SHELTER OR ELSE TO RETAIN OR OBTAIN APARTMENT HOMES. THESE SERVICE LINES INCLUDE: -EHAP (EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) - SERVES NEWLY HOMELESS DISASTER VICTIMS; PROVIDES SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY HOTEL STAYS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ANY SUCH RED CROSS ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS MOVE-IN GRANTS PAID TO THE NEW LANDLORD (DEPOSIT FOR FIRST/ OR LAST MONTH RENT UP TO $3,200); ALSO PROVIDES COUNSELING/CASE MANAGEMENT, AS NEEDED. THIS EHAP PROGRAM WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 2020 AND BENEFITED 3,506 GRANT RECIPIENTS THUS FAR AND WILL CONTINUE INTO 2025.-FSNP (FAMILY SAFETY NET) - SERVES RECENTLY HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH MINOR CHILDREN; PROVIDES SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY HOTEL STAYS, REFERRALS, AND/OR COUNSELING/CASE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSITIONING TO SHELTER OR HOUSING-FAP (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) - SERVES HOMELESS OR THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDES RENTAL FUNDING GRANTS PAID TO LANDLORDS TO PREVENT EVICTIONS 'UPSTREAM' (PREFERRED) OR FOR FIRST OR LAST AND DEPOSIT FOR NEW APARTMENTS UP TO $2,500-HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION - PROVIDES COUNSELING AND/OR CASE MANAGEMENT FOR HOUSEHOLDS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS SOON, BUT NOT IMMEDIATELY OR FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA OF THE THREE SERVICE LINES ABOVE-COVID-19 RENT RELIEF - SERVES HOUSEHOLDS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED FINANCIALLY BY COVID-19; PROVIDES RENT PAYMENTS TO LANDLORDS TO KEEP HOUSEHOLDS IN THEIR APARTMENT HOMES THROUGH PAYING RENTAL ARREARS AND/OR FUTURE STIPENDS; ALSO PAYS LATE UTILITY BILLS UP TO $1,500 AND/OR MOVE-IN COSTS.