Housing Retention with Resident Coordinators
Once an individual with developmental and other disabilities moves into one of Housing Choices’ Partner Properties, the next phase of our work begins--with the goal of helping all residents retain their housing and live successfully in their new homes. Housing Choices currently supports the housing retention of more than 325 individuals with developmental and other disabilities living in one of our Partner Properties.
-
From the time a new Partner Property opens, Housing Choices assigns a Resident Coordinator to work at the Partner Property, meeting weekly with the Property Manager and each resident to learn about any emerging issues that could affect housing stability. The Resident Coordinator is then in a position to alert the residents and their Circle of Support of any challenges to housing stability and, as appropriate, recommend a meeting of the individual’s Circle of Support to discuss with the resident how best to tackle underlying issues that are having an impact on housing stability.
-
Whether the challenge is paying rent on time, maintaining the unit in good condition, getting along with neighbors and roommates, seeking a reasonable accommodation for a disability, or submitting annual paperwork required by the Property Manager, the Resident Coordinator is there to help the resident be successful. Our Resident Coordinators also host tenant workshops and social gatherings to contribute to the social dimension of living in affordable housing.