River Edge: Building secure, sustainable futures with our Supportive Housing initiative.
Empowering individuals and strengthening communities, one house at a time.
“Permanent supportive housing (PSH) is an intervention that combines affordable housing assistance with voluntary support services to address the needs of chronically homeless people. The services are designed to build independent living and tenancy skills and connect people with community-based health care, treatment, and employment services.”
“Investments in permanent supportive housing have helped decrease the number of chronically homeless individuals by 20 percent since 2007. In addition to ending homelessness for people who are chronically homeless, research has demonstrated that permanent supportive housing can also increase housing stability and improve health.
“A cost-effective solution, permanent supportive housing has been shown to lower public costs associated with the use of crisis services such as shelters, hospitals, jails, and prisons.”
House, support, and sustain eligible individuals in need who have a severe and persistent mental illness, in order to prevent homelessness and promote independence and long-term recovery, in collaboration with our network of partners, efficiently and effectively.
To be considered eligible for GHVP and Bridge Funding, an individual must meet the following criteria, as laid out in DBHDD Policy 01-120:
To confirm if an individual is eligible for GHVP, they need to be connected with a community provider who can conduct an assessment.
The Georgia Housing Voucher Program (GHVP) is a state-funded permanent supportive housing program that helps eligible individuals obtain safe and affordable housing and supports their housing stability and integration into the community to promote long-term recovery and independence.
Bridge Funding provides GHVP recipients with financial support to help facilitate their transition into permanent housing by helping to cover initial start-up expenses, like deposits and household goods.
All individuals with financial means are required to contribute a portion of their income toward their living expenses (tenant-paid utilities, rent, and initial start-up expenses).