Supportive Housing Programs
Opportunities Program
MESI master leases 10* one-bedroom rental units in the city of Manhattan and facilitates the placement of eligible homeless individuals with severe mental illness into the units. MESI provides a subsidy for the rent including utilities. The on-site Residential Counselor offers daily case management, advocacy and referral services, property management and landlord mediation, and crisis prevention and intervention to all tenants. The Peer Support Advocate promotes community integration and socialization on a weekly basis by hosting social events, group support sessions, and individual peer support activities. The tenants in the Opportunities Program require long-term subsidy and supportive services and are expected to remain through the life of the program.
Transition In Place Program (TIPP)
MESI master leases 8* multi-room rental units in the city of Manhattan and facilitates the placement of eligible homeless families with dependent children into the units. MESI provides a subsidy for the rent including utilities. A community-based family services provider will offer specialized support unique to the family’s needs. An on-site Residential Counselor will offer daily case management, advocacy and referral, life skills training, property management and landlord mediation, and crisis prevention and intervention to all tenants. A Family Wellness and Support Advocate promotes community integration and socialization on a weekly basis by hosting social events, facilitating access to community events and support systems, group support sessions, and individual peer support activities. The program participants of TIPP require only short-term subsidy, and individualized support services that decrease over time. As tenants overcome their barriers to affording and accessing housing, they assume the lease payment using either a traditional subsidy, like the Section 8 Voucher Program, or simply pay the rent in full. The TIPP subsidy then will transition to a new unit for a new family. The community-based support services will remain in place, but the on-site residential counselor and peer support components of the program will move with the subsidy.
To qualify for the supportive housing programs, clients must be homeless and have either a mental illness or dependent children. These programs are designed to provide housing opportunities to clients with the most barriers to traditional housing, often resulting in the most difficult cases. Additional requirements regarding tenant stability and support services must be met to be considered for participation.
*Due to the nature of MESI’s Supportive Housing Programs, accommodations are highly limited, as participants stay enrolled in the program for months or years. Individuals applying for these programs must coincide with HUD’s definition of literal homelessness and have a referral from MESI’s Client Service Director.
MESI master leases 10* one-bedroom rental units in the city of Manhattan and facilitates the placement of eligible homeless individuals with severe mental illness into the units. MESI provides a subsidy for the rent including utilities. The on-site Residential Counselor offers daily case management, advocacy and referral services, property management and landlord mediation, and crisis prevention and intervention to all tenants. The Peer Support Advocate promotes community integration and socialization on a weekly basis by hosting social events, group support sessions, and individual peer support activities. The tenants in the Opportunities Program require long-term subsidy and supportive services and are expected to remain through the life of the program.
Transition In Place Program (TIPP)
MESI master leases 8* multi-room rental units in the city of Manhattan and facilitates the placement of eligible homeless families with dependent children into the units. MESI provides a subsidy for the rent including utilities. A community-based family services provider will offer specialized support unique to the family’s needs. An on-site Residential Counselor will offer daily case management, advocacy and referral, life skills training, property management and landlord mediation, and crisis prevention and intervention to all tenants. A Family Wellness and Support Advocate promotes community integration and socialization on a weekly basis by hosting social events, facilitating access to community events and support systems, group support sessions, and individual peer support activities. The program participants of TIPP require only short-term subsidy, and individualized support services that decrease over time. As tenants overcome their barriers to affording and accessing housing, they assume the lease payment using either a traditional subsidy, like the Section 8 Voucher Program, or simply pay the rent in full. The TIPP subsidy then will transition to a new unit for a new family. The community-based support services will remain in place, but the on-site residential counselor and peer support components of the program will move with the subsidy.
To qualify for the supportive housing programs, clients must be homeless and have either a mental illness or dependent children. These programs are designed to provide housing opportunities to clients with the most barriers to traditional housing, often resulting in the most difficult cases. Additional requirements regarding tenant stability and support services must be met to be considered for participation.
*Due to the nature of MESI’s Supportive Housing Programs, accommodations are highly limited, as participants stay enrolled in the program for months or years. Individuals applying for these programs must coincide with HUD’s definition of literal homelessness and have a referral from MESI’s Client Service Director.
