Housing Coordinators help clients with their decision-making by discussing their finances, credit history, supportive service needs, household composition, and other background relevant to their housing choices. We help our clients identify and apply for rental properties for which they can income-qualify and that are in the right location. Depending on each person’s income and existing support network, this could involve applying for multiple waiting lists and monitoring waiting list status for several years.

When our clients are called for a housing interview, we also help them in submitting required supporting documentation and background verification. We assist them in understanding deadlines and responsibilities, and take care of the many individual obstacles that inevitably come up during the application process. We make sure property managers grant them any reasonable accommodations that may be warranted because of disabilities. We also help our clients get financial assistance for the security deposit and first month’s rent and have a successful move-in. The entirety of this process is not easy, nor is it quick.

In the words of one parent of an adult with developmental disabilities, “The process of applying for and getting an affordable place to live is more daunting than the college application and financial aid process my other children have had to complete.” This is exactly why the work we do is so important and so necessary

Our housing coordinators can help identify and secure financial resources and support services that suit our client’s unique needs.

This could include exploring government programs, private grants, and other community resources.