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Sometimes our clients have special needs that fall out of the realm of housing counseling. For example, we can help homeless clients obtain picture IDs or copies of birth certificates (it's hard to rent an apartment without these!

 

Transitional and Special Needs Housing

Our Housing Resource Center is the base for delivery of our various programs. The same building also houses seven transitional housing units for homeless families. In addition, with a HUD Samaritan Initiative grant, we lease nine apartments in Manchester to provide permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals with disabilities.

 

Affordable Rental Housing Units

We now provide nine units of affordable housing in Allenstown, NH. We are planning to develop a minimum of seven units in Manchester in 2010.

 

Housing Assistance Fund - Security Deposit Loans

Since opening our doors in 1988, our housing assistance fund has leveraged over $2 million in security deposit guarantees to help more than 4,500 households secure homes. We work in partnership with Manchester's Community Improvement Program and the NH Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services. In addition to our loan programs, we have a fund for homeless prevention grant.

  • Security Deposit Guarantees: In 1993, The Way Home’s Security Deposit Guarantee became the model for State Legislation, creating the State of New Hampshire Housing Security Guarantee Program. While the landlord is guaranteed the security deposit, the tenant is helped to make budgeted monthly payments.
  • NH Rental Guarantees: In 2000, The Way Home piloted a program for the State to provide incentives to property owners to rent to homeless families.
  • Homeless Housing Revolving Access Loan Fund: In 2008, The Way Home became a local administrator for a new initiative to help homeless persons secure rental housing.