Housing First Concord
CCEH seeks to build a system that effectively responds to the diverse needs of people experiencing homelessness.
Housing First Concord
Housing First Concord is the permanent supportive housing program of the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness for individuals who have struggled with “chronic” homelessness. This means that the individual has been homeless for over a year, and has some kind of disability (physical, developmental, mental health, substance use disorder, or a combination).
We provide a rental subsidy so that the participant can afford an apartment in the community. We also provide intensive, ongoing caseworker support to the participant to make the transition to being stably housed, and to address other participant-driven goals as they are ready.
“We feel safe and happy, and we are so grateful,” Alicia and Roland want you to know, and they admit that they don’t know if they’d be alive today without the support they received from CCEH.
Housing First Concord
Housing First Concord is the permanent supportive housing program of the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness for individuals who have struggled with “chronic” homelessness. This means that the individual has been homeless for over a year, and also has some kind of disability (physical, developmental, mental health, substance use disorder, or a combination).
We provide a rental subsidy so that the participant can afford an apartment in the community. We also provide intensive, ongoing caseworker support to the participant to make the transition to being stably housed, and to address other participant-driven goals as they are ready.
“We feel safe and happy, and we are so grateful,” Alicia and Roland want you to know, and they admit that they don’t know if they’d be alive today without the support they received from CCEH.
What “Housing First” Means
“Housing First” is a nationwide model for ending homelessness that is centered on the belief that everyone can achieve stability in permanent housing directly from homelessness, and that stable housing is the foundation for achieving other health or social services goals.
People who are chronically homeless often make extensive use of public services, such as shelters, hospitals, emergency rooms, jails, and prisons, all at great cost to the community. Permanent supportive housing leads to decreased use of all these public services, which saves money for the community. At the same time, it increases the health and wellbeing of those served. Housing First works for individuals and their communities.
Providing housing and caseworker support can cost LESS than having a person remain on the streets!
It has been estimated that an individual experiencing chronic homelessness can cost the community between $30,000- $50,000 per year. * It costs $12,000-$15,000 to provide an individual with housing and support through Housing First Concord.
*Source: Ending Long-Term Homelessness for People with Complex Needs
