Emergency Housing Partnership
This program prevents homelessness by providing assessments and referrals to emergency shelters, transitional housing, rental assistance, and rapid re-housing assistance. Part of the Memphis and Shelby County Emergency Housing Partnership, this program works with other agencies to provide services to assist families with gaining and retaining permanent stable housing.
Eligibility
Clients, Shelby County residents who meet HUD’s definition of homeless and have no other resources to prevent homelessness, must be families with minor children and/or dependant adults, domestic violence victims, children aging out of Department of Children’s Services custody, veterans, and ex-offenders who have case management support. For rental assistance and re-housing, clients must have a long-term source of income not exceeding 50% of area median income, and a balanced income and expense ratio.
Impact