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Arapahoe County staff outline housing-stability program to pair short-term aid with case management
Summary
County staff described a proposed Housing Stability Services program that would combine rental and mortgage assistance with one-to-one case management, requested $1.2 million for financial assistance and staff, set aside $200,000 for vulnerable populations and estimated serving about 240 households if funded.
Kathy Smith, director of Community Resources for Arapahoe County, told the Board of County Commissioners during a study session that staff proposes a Housing Stability Services program to combine short-term rental and mortgage assistance with personalized case management and housing navigation.
Smith said the plan would pair immediate financial aid with longer-term supports so households can move toward “long term self sufficiency.” The proposal includes a $1,200,000 budget request for rental and mortgage assistance and related staff costs, a $200,000 set-aside for vulnerable populations, and eligibility capped at 80 percent of area median income.
The nut graf: Staff presented the program as a bridge between one-time pandemic-era emergency funds and a longer-term county-operated service that would use financial assistance to prevent evictions and foreclosures while assigning a housing stability coordinator to each household to develop and monitor an individualized plan.
Smith described how applications would flow into a…
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