COMMUNITY HOUSING NETWORK INC

PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: COMMUNITY HOUSING NETWORK (CHN) IS A NONPROFIT HOUSING COMPANY THAT DEVELOPS, OWNS AND MANAGES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEDICATED TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND HISTORIES OF HOMELESSNESS. SINCE OUR BEGINNING IN 1987, CHN'S PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM HAS PROVEN THAT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS CAN LIVE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN THEIR HOUSING IS CONNECTED TO APPROPRIATE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. CHN'S HOUSING ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO LIVE STABLY, WHICH IN TURN HAS POSITIVE EFFECTS ON THEIR HEALTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, ONCE STABLY HOUSED, CHN'S RESIDENTS USE FEWER COSTLY COMMUNITY RESOURCES LIKE EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE AND HOMELESS SHELTERS, GENERATING SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS TO PUBLIC SYSTEMS. TODAY, CHN PROVIDES OVER 1,600 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS AND IS AN INTEGRAL PART OUR COMMUNITY'S EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS.CHN PROVIDES ALL RESIDENTS WITH A RENT SUBSIDY TO ENSURE OUR HOUSING IS AFFORDABLE, AS WELL AS SAFE, DEPENDABLE, AND WELL MAINTAINED. CHN ALSO OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICE MODELS, INCLUDING MODELS WITH 24/7 ONSITE WELLBEING MONITORING, ONSITE SERVICES, RESIDENT MANAGERS AND CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITYBASED SOCIAL, HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO ITS OWN SERVICES, CHN ENGAGES WITH OTHER SERVICE AGENCIES TO OFFER RESIDENTS MORE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WELLNESS AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY LENGTH OF STAY IN OUR HOUSING, SUCCESSFUL EXITS, INCLUDING EXITS TO MORE INDEPENDENT HOUSING, BEING CONNECTED TO ASNEEDED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND INCREASED INCOME, INCLUDING THROUGH EMPLOYMENT. BY INCLUDING A SAFETY NET OF SERVICES IN ALL ITS HOUSING, CHN'S HOUSING EQUIPS RESIDENTS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES IN THEIR LIVES AND MAINTAIN STABILITY. STABILITY ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO GAIN INDEPENDENCE AND BEGIN TO FLOURISH, INCREASING THEIR INCOMES AND FINDING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT, BUILDING SUSTAINING RELATIONSHIPS, AND RECONNECTING TO THEIR LOVED ONES AND COMMUNITIES.