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Free Housing and misc info..

All these services are available in your state use key words to search page

in other state MedQuest is known as and is the same as Medicaid 

call or text: 988 in other states as well, is the same, is called 988 lifeline:  https://988lifeline.org/About/ 

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How to get free rent:

I pay $35.00 a month for a $1,400 apartment. I got free rent by texting or calling 988 is Hawaii cares at hicares.hawaii.gov or 808-832-3100 is the rotary phone number for Hawaii Cares. you can call or text 988 they will ask you where you want to meet and if you would like a male or female, I said I want to meet at Starbucks at Ala Moana and the person had a laptop and gave me a mental health assessment. I told them I have Social Anxiety and sometimes panic attacks and heard of Paxil, that I can't go-to work and have rent to pay I need shelter Plus Care, and now I pay $35.00 a month for rent, via telling the mental health case manager that was assigned to me after I took the mental health assessment. 

 

Apply for Social Security Disabilities online,

Apply for free medical online (MedQuest is Medicaid in the other states, and if you get it is retroactive to the date you applied) and

general assistance (G.A) and food (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) online in one application online. First General Assistance (G.A) will kick in at about $375.00 so you will pay 30% of income for rent is $35.00 per month for rent, when Social Security Disabilities kicks in, they will stop the General Assistance once SSDI starts (Social Security Disabilities Insurance) and you might get $1,500.00, then rent will be $150.00 a month for the $1,400 apartment. 

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  1. Apply Faster Online for MedQuest at https://medical.mybenefits.hawaii.gov

  2. Call or E-Mail MQDCustomerSupport@dhs.hawaii.gov  

  3. Med-QUEST for Customer Service:
    1-800-316-8005 toll-free TTY users, call 1-855-889-4325 toll-free or 711

Free:

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For free housing I used Shelter Care Plus, but there is also Housing First (via U.S Vets and I.H.S) and Section 8 that uses the 30% of income and you can use General Assistance (G.A) to pay rent.  To see if the Section 8 waitlist is open, visit hpha.hawaii.org when its open also look in back of newspaper they will print it out. 

Here is how I got free rent with Shelter Care Plus, it's for mental health disabilities that is homeless or will be evicted can't support a job because of it:

  •  If you see a psychiatrist call 808-832-3100 or 988 or text and get a social worker get you Shelter Care Plus cause your disabled you can't go to work because of social phobia agoraphobia (fear of the outdoors) or panic attacks and it's $37.00 a month if you're seeing a psychiatrist you can get General Assistance (G.A)  $375.00 a month apply online for G.A General Assistance (Financial) and SNAP (Food) or TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is Financial): https://pais-benefits.dhs.hawaii.gov/,  you can get also if you are seeing a psychiatrist apply online for MedQuest its retroactive to the day you applied get a telehealth psychiatrist HMSA has and app called HMSA online health care you can book an appointment immediately and also has 24/7 doctor telehealth available, if you choose HMSA as your health care provider after signing up for MedQuest online: https://medical.mybenefits.hawaii.gov/.  (G.A) income for a $1,300 one bedroom, or studio $1000.00 you pay $38.00 a month for the apartment because it depends on the income. I am disabled If you can't go to work because of social anxiety and I take Paxil, Call or text 988 or (808) 832-3100 from Hawaii Cares gave me Shelter Care Plus, I pay $38.00/ month for my rent was $1400.00 a month (for a one bedroom), Links has list of affordable places where you can apply and get an apartment and apply the Shelter Care Plus with help of your mental health case manager you get from calling 988 or (808) 832-3100​ is Hawaii Cares. You can choose if you want a male or female case manager when you call to meet you for the initial mental health assessment they ask where you want to meet at, I picked McDonalds they bring their laptop and ask you questions if you are sleeping okay etc..​​

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  • This one you don't to have MedQuest or you can use a MedQuest letter of verification or, proof of low income like a SNAP verification letter (where you can apply online) and I got my cavities x-ray etc.. done at:

 

Aloha Medical Mission

200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Unit B-120

Honolulu, HI 96817-3590

https://alohamedicalmission.org/

Call Aloha Medical Mission

Administrative Office & Dental Clinic (808) 847-3400

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Reduce electric bill key words pro power saver at Walmart.com, Amazon.com or temu.com for $3.00 each about or temu app, plug in behind washer, refrigerator, near the circuit breaker it said. The pro power saver comes in generic brands is all the same and the extra vibrations it minimalizes it so the electric bill is not as high.  If you have coil stove I use a portable inductive stove is $45.00 online it reduces electricity, takes certain pots I bought Fabware on amazon not Farberware its cheaper, Fabware it takes the inductive stove cooking method, its not hot to the touch only the pot is hot when cooking and is faster when cooking anything. 

 

  • Transportation affirm loan get an electric bike temu.com or temu app they have affirm option if not use your affirm loan physical or online virtual card the electric bike is $25.00/ month. ​

 

 

  •  also get if you see a psychiatrist and have low-income G.A general assistance is about $375.00 per month for financial. and SNAP is maybe $420.00 per month for food. (Supplemental assistance program or EBT electronic benefits transfer) apply on at https://pais-benefits.dhs.hawaii.gov/

 

  •  If you qualify to live in an affordable residence (have low income) you can also get SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) apply online https://pais-benefits.dhs.hawaii.gov/ and 

 

  •  free medical MedQuest also apply online (if you get it it's retroactive to the date applied also includes dental since January 2023) for the MedQuest free medical apply online at: https://medical.mybenefits.hawaii.gov/ For qualifying to live in an affordable residence you can also ​

 

  •  Reduced fare bus pass https://www8.honolulu.gov/dcs/litfp/ If you have a ssi letter you don't need to do the online application just bring the letter and photo ID, $45.00 for one year to the Kalihi transit bus pass office at 811 middle St. If you don't then online application and get the confirmation letter from email and take it to the Kalihi transit bus pass office at 811 middle St. 

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  •  Help pay Utilities bill LIHEAP (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program) offers two programs:

All of this information can be found in the Application with Info https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/bessd/files/2021/10/2022-LIHEAP-Application-Packet.pdf

Submit application via email them the attachment? 

Honolulu Community Action Program

HONOLULU COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (HCAP)

Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc.

1132 Bishop Street, Suite 100

Honolulu, HI 96813

Telephone: 808-521-4531

Fax: 808-521-4538

Email: hcap@hcapweb.org

Website: http://hcapweb.org

 

  •  For your SNAP and GA, don't take welfare office (also TANF its only for 6 years and that's all for your entire life also, you have to pay it back after.)

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DHS (Department of Human Services) offices where you can send letters or go-to to meet with a social worker about your SNAP or G.A also where you might pick up your card unless they ship it these days? Or if you have trouble with your G.A or SNAP you can give email letter or go-to the dhs Processing center and ask the social worker question. 

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Processing centered offices where instead of emailing (the other PDF I have to find has all the emails also) you can send a letter or visit your nearest processing center concerning benefits (SNAP or G.A, MedQuest is at a different address, I think in Kapolei or Honolulu?)

https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Statewide-Processing-Centers-04-2018.pdf

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They are all connected so even if it's not your home base Processing Center, they will help you:

email for Kapolei Processing Center: 

Bessdkapoleiprocessingcenter@dhs.hawaii.gov

 

OR&L Processing Center 

333 North King Street, Room 200

Honolulu, HI 96817

Phone: 808-586-8047 

Fax: 808-586-8138

Email: OR&LPC@dhs.hawaii.gov

 

Pohulani Processing Center

677 Queen Street, Ste 400B

Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: 587-5283

Email: PohulaniPC@dhs.hawaii.gov

 

MedQuest now has free dental since Jan 2023, Online application for MedQuest: https://medical.mybenefits.hawaii.gov/

 

Free dentist just bring in proof of low income (SNAP verification letter)

Aloha Medical Mission

200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Unit B-120

Honolulu, HI 96817-3590

https://alohamedicalmission.org/

Call Aloha Medical Mission

Administrative Office & Dental Clinic (808) 847-3400

 

  • Community Clearing House

By helping Hands at Nimitz

Hands email: hhh@helpinghandshawaii.org or 

online contact form: https://www.helpinghandshawaii.org/contact/

and ask for an application via email maybe it's more updated? Application for Community Clearing house call 988 get a mental health case manager have a mental health problem i have stress disorder, Application to print:  https://www.homelessinhawaii.org/_files/ugd/3d5fb5_747ff21ec20d4764ba4cab8a0894c4e3.pdf

 

  • Free cell phone service if you have SNAP or MedQuest of low income you can also with former Obama Phones known as the Affordable Connection Program, get a free phone and Free service: unlimited talk unlimited text and 5.0 GB data at airtalkwireless.com

 

  • Use keywords on search engine:

Amazon prime 50% off with SNAP

And Walmart Plus 50% off with SNAP

 

  •  If you see a psychiatrist, call 808-832-3100 or 988 or call or text and get a social worker, get you Shelter Care Plus and it's $35.00 a month for a $1,300 one bedroom, or studio $1000.00. usually, it helps maybe if you tell 988 that your homeless in the process of becoming homeless also are dependent on medicine for anxiety (Paxil) can't go-to work (disabled from the anxiety) and then can get Shelter Care Plus. 

Ask your mental health case manager from 988 or get a homeless case manager from IHS with their call list (call IHS for call list or check the to get social worker for Housing First they will want to meet at your homeless site to get Housing First, they will want to meet you in your homeless residence to see how you are doing. 

Another one is 

 

  • Housing First at IHS (institute for human services) or at U.S vets (not only for vets) the case manager from calling IHS case manager list will want to meet you at your homeless place to get Housing First Mental health is Shelter Care plus (call 988 and meet with the mental health case manager will give psych Assessment. Also, if homeless get in and they pay for your rent is $1,400.00 and I pay using their percentage I receive $375.00 G.A (General Assistance apply online use key words General assistance your state Hawaii and apply online https://pais-benefits.dhs.hawaii.gov/) and pay $38.00 per month. It depends on your income not price of the place. (Housing First, and Shelter Care Plus has the same percentage math they call it 30%...)

 

You must either Create an Account, or Sign In.

 

c. Click where it says "Your Benefit Verification Letter"

 

d. download and print. 

Or

Call 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), sent via mail?

 or

Visit Honolulu Social Security Office at: 

Located in: 

Prince Kuhio Federal Building

300 Ala Moana Blvd RM1-114 Fed Bldg, Honolulu, HI 96850 

Phone: (855) 572-4879 

(a local Hawaii toll free phone number)

 

To get your verification of SSI benefits letter

There is an Social Security Office in Kapolei also

 

Address: 970 Manawai St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Hours: Opens 8:30 AM - 3:30PM Mon - Friday 

Phone: (855) 572-4866 (a local Hawaii toll free phone number)

Group homes

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Free places to stay and other free things

 

A. Clean and sober homes is free call 808-832-3100 (CARES HAWAII: https://hicares.hawaii.gov/)

 

B. Male group homes are free call 808-832-3100 (CARES HAWAII) there is 8-16 hr. group homes and 24 hr. group homes. That means how long the staff is there at my 8-16 group home the staff usually there 8-hour shift sometimes was there 16 hr. during Christmas. 

 

"To stay there just follow 

curfew (10pm usually), 

follow daily chores, 

clean up after use the kitchen, 

sign in and out of the daily sign in and out book is when you leave and when you come back and where you went, 

have good hygiene. 

Keep room clean.

You can get a job if you want to stay there also 

see your psychiatrist could be telehealth and 

take medicine I just took my Paxil for anxiety once a day. 

 

Why it was free for me was because the money came from G.A (general assistance where you can apply online link above) since I didn't have a job and 

SNAP for food (that's also why it was free). 

Disabilities bus pass 45.00 for one year for transportation.

When I got there, they gave me a room sometimes there is a roommate, 

They luckily had sheets a pillow and a blanket but you should bring your own bedding if you have, and bath towel hygiene, toilet paper, laundry detergent, shampoo, toothbrush toothpaste (your hygiene supplies, a pill holder to help you keep track of your meds) any vitamin and calcium supplements and vitamin C gummies for daily health. If you need a cart that's like the one many on the bus use, to carry groceries from Walmart online UWA Small Shopping Cart https://www.walmart.com/ip/175880964

If there isn't a dresser, they usually had one in the room, the Sterilite dresser drawer at Walmart or Target for $20.00. " - Anonymous

 

"They give you G.A (general assistance, calling 808-832-3100 is CARES Hawaii, they will help you with everything) that is the financial money that also pays for the group home rent was $103.50 plus utilities $80.00 so that was determined by my G.A (General Assistance) and 30% so if you get a job, it will be 30% of your income. G.A gave me $375.00 a month rent was $103.50 utilities was $80.00 so I had $195.00 left for laundry detergent, shampoo, toilet paper each month. Some clients used Walmart delivery ("50% off Walmart Plus with benefits" use as keywords in search engine if you have SNAP MedQuest any type of benefits G.A) to deliver their groceries to the group home. Instacart they also used that which also takes SNAP. 

 

Chores 

the mop Swiffer or trash liners is provided by the utilities fund $80.00 so the staff buy the baking soda with gain scent powder for carpet. 

I traveled with my disability's bus pass (A/C the chaperone limo driver j/k I look out with my aloha visitor GPS tour guide app...)

During the day I went to the day treatment program at Care Hawaii sand island access rd. I bought a cart from Walmart online: 

UWA Small Shopping Cart https://www.walmart.com/ip/175880964

to carry my food items on the bus back to group homes. " -Anonymous

 

C. Domestic Violence all male too shelters are free also (1-800-799-SAFE) 

 

D. What is free? 

Apply online you don't know unless you try: https://pais-benefits.dhs.hawaii.gov/ (G.A and snap application)

 

     1. G.A ("general assistance I have social anxiety and see a psychiatrist and take Paxil so it's my income" - Anonymous) is financial. 

 

     2. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

 

     3. If you see a psychiatrist, use the

     Disabilities bus pass form: https://www.thebus.org/Fare/Disability_HOLO_Card_Application_English2024.pdf to get $45.00 for one year bus pass. 

     Low-income affordable transit bus pass:

or if not use the "low-income affordable bus transit online application" as keywords or the link: https://www8.honolulu.gov/dcs/litfp/

For $20.00 cap per month bus pass. 

     If you have EBT (SNAP) Medquest or SSI or SSDI (social security disabilities insurance), They said just take the benefits letter of verification to the kahili transit station where there is a bus pass office at 811 Middle St Honolulu Hawaii 96819, and they will give you the $20.00 cap fee per month bus pass. 

 

     4. Free phone service Tru Connect apply online https://www.truconnect.com/ "I got mine shipped in three days I have unlimited talk text and data today. ACP says it's not giving internet only free phone service, July 14th, 2024, my sim card arrived. " -Anonymous

 

     5. Apply for medical mine is free you never know if you don't try, MedQuest online

https://medical.mybenefits.hawaii.gov/

 

      6. Day treatment program for mental health stress disorder or stay at home not doing well, was free for me I called 808-832-3100 they set me up with day treatment program, for the Care Hawaii sand island access one. M W F 8am-2pm, t & thurs 8am - 12 pm. 

 

     7. I saved $17.00 using pro power saver next to refrigerator plug and the circuit breaker where they said to put it, motion light detection and EBL Rechargeable batteries from Amazon. 

 

     8. For utilities help payment, security deposit payment, rent help with or without an eviction letter? call 211 for Catholic charities 

     List of other charities that give utility help rent payment help link: 

https://homelessness.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Oahu-Rental-Assistance-Resources.png

 

When you call the number 808-832-3100 (have a reason when they give you the assessment that you are not doing well at home having stress related to anxiety and depression and seek to get out of fear of outside by getting out more, anxiety and depression, or have staying sober issues.)

 

A. Call the number 808-832-3100 say to go-to all male clean and sober homes or all male group homes or 

 

Safe Haven emergency shelter run by mental health kokua. 

 

Also clean and sober or mental health 

Day Treatment Programs by

-Hina Mauka (clean and sober day treatment) and

-Poailani (dual diagnosis has mental health and clean and sober day treatment program) both      have Day treatment program like

-Care Hawaii (has day treatment for mental health and clean and sober) at sand island access rd. for clean and sober or mental health. or Housing also for clean and sober.

 

B. A 200-page resource PDF file

https://dcr.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Community-Resource-Guide.pdf

 

C. Apply for MedQuest online

https://medical.mybenefits.hawaii.gov/

 

D. Apply for SNAP (food benefits Supplemental Nutrition Program) 

https://pais-benefits.dhs.hawaii.gov/

 

E. https://www.kphc.org/patient-care/healthcare-homeless/

     Ka’a’ahi Street Clinic

Located at the Institute for Human Services (IHS) Homeless Shelter for Women and Families, services are provided to single women and families who are guests of the IHS Homeless Shelter, single men who are accompanied by their Case Manager, and community members. Services include adult medicine, chronic disease management, immunizations and flu shots, infant and well-child checkups, physical examinations, women’s health, psychiatric counseling and medication management for adults, and multi-axial diagnostic assessments. Call (808) 791-6342 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

 

Homeless Outreach

Outreach and interim case management services are provided island-wide through funding from the Department of Health and Adult Mental Health Division (AMHD). Services help to integrate homeless persons, including those with mental illnesses, into existing services, housing, and back into the community. Call (808) 791-6370 for more information or to make a referral.

 

Case Management

This program provides case management services to homeless individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Services include assistance with entitlements and referrals for medical and mental health services. The program also provides 24-hour crisis intervention.

 

Permanent Supportive Housing

Funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this program provides rental assistance for homeless individuals with disabilities in connection with supportive case management services. Housing and supportive services are provided on a long-term basis for homeless persons with disabilities, (primarily those with serious mental illness, chronic problems with alcohol and/or drugs, and other physical disabilities) and their families who are living on the streets or in emergency shelters.

Section 8; Housing First and misc..

1.

 Apply online for Financial General Assistance (GA is financial assistance and Food money is Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP) .

Section 8 like Housing first takes the percentage of your income whether it be General Assistance (G.A) or SSDI (Social Security Disabilities) or SSI (Social Security). So, you can apply to receive Financial Assistance G.A about $375.00 for on individual and rent will be if you get Housing First or Section 8 about $35.00 a month for a studio is the housing voucher for on individual.  Which if you have a psychiatric disability which makes it so you can't work you will get GA along with SNAP (former food stamps) indefinitely and also you can apply to SSDI Social security disabilities with their online application at:

Apply for Social Security Benefits | SSA: 

https://www.ssa.gov/apply?benefits=disability&age=adult

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2.

List of Rental Property Numbers that are affordable.

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Elderly Affordable Rental List that also takes section 8​

List of Affordable rentals that also takes Section 8.​

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Affordable rentals at EAH.org

EAH.org

(Use Search engine for city and state of available properties)

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List of Numbers for all islands of Affordable places to rent

from the State Housing school St Department of Housing

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Landlord Lists contacts to rent from IHS (Institute of Human Services)​​

There are two places that have $400.00 to $650.00 dollars for 1 bedroom to two or three bedroom​.

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3.

The how to get Section 8 page.

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Special Offers - Honolulu Star-Advertiser (staradvertiser.com):

https://gateway.staradvertiser.com/special_offer_validate.php?code=DMFEB2024

For of year Delivery seven days a week including digital (excluding Saturdays) for $55.00 free gift card (pick of Walmart Amazon or others) of $25.00 is $20.00. Or choose your own at the link and then look at the Court section in the back of the newspaper for when Section 8 publishes their wait list as open. When they published last time there was a URL link and the application is turned in online. 

 

4.

Hawaii Public Housing Authority:

http://hpha.hawaii.gov/

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State of Hawaii Affordable Housing inventory: (is a list of Numbers for all islands of Affordable places to rent)

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The Rent Supplement/Rent Subsidy Program is a State of Hawaii funded program. The rental supplements help eligible families pay for part of their monthly rent. Families must pay at least 30% of their adjusted family income for rent. The difference between the family's contributing rent payment and the total monthly rent, up to a maximum of $500.00 per month, is paid directly to the owner by HPHA. The family is responsible for any additional rent. Each family must meet the following requirements below.

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4.

Housing First: https://ihshawaii.org/services/housing-program/

The provider administering the State Housing First Program in Honolulu is.

IHS Institute for Human Services the charity gives out they tell you how you need a referral from partners in care get a case manager call according to where you are in need of help,

you can refer to the map and this is the phone numbers:

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Region 1: Halawa - Piikoi St Hawaii Health Harm Reduction

(808) 723-1475

Region 2: Piikoi St - Sandy's IHS (808) 782-5633, (808) 447-2865

Region 3: Ewa/Kapolei - Aiea Achieve Zero (808) 379-2532

outreach@achievezero.org

Region 4: Waimanalo - Kaneohe IHS (808) 782-5633, (808) 447-2865

Region 5: Wahiawa, Waialua, North Shore, Turtle Bay, Kahuku Achieve Zero (808) 379-2532 outreach@achievezero.org

Region 6: Kahaluu - Hauula Hawaii Health Harm Reduction (808) 723-1475

Region 7: Yokohama Bay - Koolina Kealahou West Oahu (KWO) (808) 696-5667

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IHS can give you a list of who to call so you can be referred to Housing First

Housing First at IHS: Phone: 808.447.2800 | Fax: 808.841.3315

HOUSING FIRST is also available in each state.

Google search key words: "your city state and housing first, . gov" it's funded by the government usually given by a charity organization or non-profit organization.

The Department of Human Services in each state also called DHS contracted charity organizations to let people apply for Housing First. For me rent of $1,400 1/1/1 is $33.00 a month with Housing First which also Section 8 is the same if your income from like G.A is $375.00. 

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PHA Contact Information | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at

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 https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/pha/contacts/

Click on state name on the Hud . gov website then click the red small letters Go to this page (arrow image) to submit.

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For Transitional homes "is not to good for me because you have to share with females that when I went there tried to poison in the shared kitchen and cabinets also bathrooms and they said after I called the cops that I had to be kicked out since I'm not feeling safe and that is a landlord tenant law not only in Transitional Homes but also for Rentals like High rises or Apartments." -anonymous

"Instead of transitional homes first I would contact a case manager using the local charity's case manager list to meet you at your homeless place. They will complete the VISPIDAT also put you on the list for housing referral also along with the questions to put you higher on the list to be referred to housing ask for a Letter of Verification of Homelessness from the Case manager or social worker.  

With the Letter of Verification, you can apply to places like Housing Solutions on your own with confirmation of homelessness they accept easier with that Letter of Verification of Homelessness. 

Go to your states Community Resource Guide by using keywords "Community Resource Guide; State name; .gov or .org, PDF (should be in a PDF format) Hawaii States one. 

so typed in Community Resource Guide Santa Clara County California pdf .gov and got:  This SCC_Community_Resource_Guide.pdf (sccgov.org) at:

 

https://stgenssa.sccgov.org/debs/documents/SCC_Community_Resource_Guide.pdf.

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which is a .org site...

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(in all states also use it as key word along with your city and state also try .gov as a keyword to find more information on Transitional shelters) I needed a Letter of verification of homelessness, and to get that use the social worker list a proof of negative or positive result.

also called outreach workers to visit you at the place where you are homeless at then ask for a Letter of verification of homelessness, the transitional home or shelter asked for that along with my ID and birth certificate they may also ask for a TB test. " I was able to get a Letter of verification of homeless ness from an IHS Outreach center that once a month is held at ac church but no longer is held anymore ask them" -anonymous (IHS or Institute for Human Services a local non-profit agency or charity organization that are fully funded by the government grants)

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