HOUSING FIRST

Guided by the “Housing First” practice model, permanent supportive housing is a best-practice intervention designed to meet the needs of the chronically or episodically homeless.

Program participants are provided with permanent housing in conjunction with wrap-around, individualized supportive services delivered by a team of Case Managers who are specifically trained in the needs of those experiencing homelessness.

Housing First has been credited nationally with significantly reducing the chronically homeless population and has been endorsed by numerous federal agencies including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the United States Inter-Agency Council on Homelessness and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

EHC operates five permanent-supportive housing programs which all serve a unique and important role in our community.