Project PLASE's Permanent Housing Facilities
Permanent affordable housing is an essential to ending homelessness. Project PLASE’s Permanent Housing Program offers both personal independence and continued support from PLASE's dedicated Outreach Counselors to prevent clients from relapsing into homelessness. Our permanent housing options include: Shelter + Care (S+C), Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Units, and the HUD 202 Program.
Single Room Occupancy (1814 Maryland Avenue)
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) is one type of permanent, supportive housing available at Project PLASE. This program, funded by HUD, includes Section 8 subsidy for ten individuals. The SRO units provide a comfortable transition from transitional housing to permanent housing. While each resident has their own bedroom unit, they have full access and use of common areas designed to fill their independent living needs. These spacious units are fully equipped with modern amenities including a laundry facility, spacious kitchen and living area. Additionally, the residents have full access to a courtyard, which is shared with transitional housing and staff.
Shelter Plus Care
Project PLASE currently operates as a sponsor for 113 Shelter Plus Care (S+C) units. S+C is a federally funded HUD program for those who are formally homeless and living with a disability (mental health, substance abuse, and/or physical disabilities). Unlike other rental subsidies, S+C is a marriage of case management and rental subsidy where as a condition of one the client must participate in the other. This twining creates a system in which the client is able to be independent, yet remain supported. Additionally, because S+C has a term of up to five years, the client is assisted in making preparations for a more permanent living situation (Section 8, HOPWA, unsubsidized housing, etc.). These five years allow a client to progress from the dependency of shelter life into the complete independence of community life. PLASE has seen many successes in this program, from the reunification of families to the continuing education of our clients.
HUD 202 Program
Under the HUD 202 Program, PLASE operates affordable apartments. These apartments, nicely renovated, are reserved for persons who can live independently. Section 8 Certificates stay with the units, allowing those with low or even no income to live there. Descriptions of these apartments are listed below:
32 South Calverton Road
This five unit apartment building serves as rental housing for persons with a history of emotional problems. It features small basement apartment for a live-in Residential Manager.
600 Bartlett Avenue
This facility is a two-story house with 2 apartments, both with first floor entrances. Both apartments received considerable improvements in recent years as a heating plant with separate controls, new kitchens and bathrooms were added. The building is leased to families or individuals.
2405 Loch Raven Blvd.
2405 Loch Raven is located near 600 Bartlett Ave. It is a three-story row house. A Food Pantry serving the local community occupies the first floor and basement. The second and third floor is an apartment with two bed rooms. The apartment is leased to families or individuals.
DID YOU KNOW?
Approximately 3.5 million people, 1.35 million of them children, are likely to experience homelessness in a given year (Urban Institute 2000).
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