Housing Navigation

A Housing Navigator is assigned to you and their job is to search and identify housing options and assist in the application process.

During this time, the Housing Navigator will identify barriers and housing needs for the individual or family and secure the funding for move-in costs.

Once suitable housing is identified, your Housing Navigator will put together documentation for your medical plan’s approval to cover some move-in costs.

There is a lifetime maximum of one request for $5,000 per member.

That money can fund security deposits, first and last month’s rent, utility deposits and even medically necessary aids.

After securing permanent housing, a Housing Sustainability Provider will help participants can work on self-identified needs or goals to maintain stable housing. These plans are custom to each individual and family and could include health care, education, substance use, financial literacy or counseling services.

Qualifications

• Be 65 or older or under 21-years-old
• Have a disability
• Blind
• Pregnant
• In a skilled nursing or intermediate care home
• On refugee status for a limited time, depending how long you have been in the United States
• A parent or caretaker relative of an age eligible child
• Have been screened for breast and/or cervical cancer

If you are enrolled in one of the following programs, you can also get Medi-Cal:

• CalFresh
• SSI/SSP
• Calworks (AFDC)
• Refugee Assistance
• Foster Care or Adoption Assistance Program

Income level requirements are listed on the California Department of Health Care Services website which can be viewed here.

Click here if you’re ready to see if you qualify”