The WMHA/Bridges Program is a rapid re-housing program providing short-term rental assistance and services. The goals are to help people obtain housing quickly, increase self-sufficiency, and stay housed. It is offered without preconditions (such as employment, income, absence of criminal record, or sobriety) and the resources and services provided are typically tailored to the needs of the person; housing identification, rent and move-in assistance, and rapid re-housing case management and services. Serving Butler, Clermont, and Warren County.
A progressive approach is used to determine the duration and amount of rent assistance. Financial assistance is not a standard "package" and is flexible enough to adjust to households' unique needs and resources, especially as participants' financial circumstances or housing costs change.
Individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, meaning:
(i) Has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not meant for human habitation;
(ii) Is living in a publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including congregate shelters, transitional housing, and hotels and motels paid for by charitable organizations or by federal, state and local government programs); or
(iii) Is exiting an institution resided in for 90 days or less and who resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that institution.
Any individual or family who:
(i) Is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence;
(ii) Has no other residence; and
(iii) Lacks the resources or support
2. Must be a family
3. Must be income eligible under Area Median Income for HUD service area
4. Must be referred through a Region 14 Shelter program, or a community service agency, or an institution, church, or school, willing to self-certify with appropriate documentation.
