The following notice from the Housing Choice Voucher Program – City of Hartford Department of Development Services … notices available in English and Spanish:  http://www.cthcvp.org/

The City of Hartford, Department of Development Services announces that it will be opening their Housing Choice Voucher waiting list for households who meet the Chronically Homeless Preference. The voucher program offers rent subsidies to households who meet the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) eligibility guidelines.

In order to qualify for this preference, pre-applicants must be able to verify that they meet the definition of either A or B: A) An individual or family who has been staying in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation for a year continuously or on 4 occasions in the last 3 years that total 12 months and has a diagnosable disability as defined by HUD and they are referred by Journey Home on behalf of the Greater Hartford Coordinated Access Network, a consortium of over 20 different homeless service agencies or B) they are a tenant in good standing enrolled in a Permanent Supportive Housing program in the Greater Hartford Region who no longer require intense supportive services. ONLY households meeting this preference will be eligible to apply at this time.

Qualified individuals will be able to access the Chronically Homeless Preference Pre-application form for the waiting list from Journey Home’s website at www.JourneyHomeCT.org/projects/ The Chronically Homeless Preference Pre-application can also be picked up in person at Journey Home’s office at 255 Main Street, 2nd floor in Hartford, CT between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Jay E. Sicklick

Deputy Director

Center for Children’s Advocacy

UConn School of Law

65 Elizabeth St.

Hartford, CT 06105

T: 860-570-5327 F; (860) 570-5256

Hartford – Bridgeport – New Haven

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