The Indiana Housing First Program was established through state legislation (Indiana Code 5-20-9) in 2017 to provide rental assistance and supportive services to individuals and families with a serious and persistent mental illness, a chronic chemical addiction, or a serious and persistent mental illness with a co-occurring chronic chemical addiction who are also facing a housing crisis or exiting a residential treatment program. The program uses a Housing First Model, meaning that services provided are voluntarily selected by participants and are predicated on a harm reduction approach to addiction. Housing First is an approach that aims to quickly and successfully connect individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis to permanent housing without preconditions or barriers to entry. Supportive services are offered to maximize housing stability and prevent returns to homelessness or treatment programs.

Current Award Recipients and Program Coverage Area:

• 2024 Board Memo
• 2023 Board Memo

Program Manual and Forms

• 2024 Housing First Program Manual
  • 2024 Housing First Program Training Session
• 2023 Housing First Program Manual
• 2022 Housing First Program Manual
• Indiana Housing First TRA Leasing Documents
• Indiana Housing First Program Budget Form
• Budget Modification Request Form
• Income Calculation and Recertification
• Housing Crisis Verification Form
• Financial Narrative
• Monthly Report
• Moving On Policy and Referral Packet

Requests for Qualifications

• Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - 2024 Housing First Program
  • 2024 Housing First RFQ Informational Webinar Recording
  • 2024 Housing First Policy and RFP Overview
• Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - 2023 Housing First Program
• Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - 2022 Housing First Program
• Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - 2021 Housing First Program
• Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - 2020 Housing First Program

Contacts

• Zach Gross, Supportive Housing Manager
• Heather Pasku, Supportive Housing Analyst