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Partnership for Permanent Housing

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Description

The Partnership for Permanent Housing (PPH) in Montgomery County, Maryland is a collaborative initiative providing permanent housing for families using project-based housing vouchers and intensive case management. The program began in spring 2003. Consistent with a "housing first" model, PPH moves families from motels or emergency shelters into permanent housing. The Housing Opportunities Commission, the local public housing authority, awards Housing Choice Vouchers to a community-based nonprofit organization. The nonprofit organization, the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, administers the program and provides additional case management and housing placement assistance.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this program is to end homelessness for families by combining the case management component of transitional programs with quicker access to permanent housing.

Results / Accomplishments

PPH is currently serving 26 families. The 50 vouchers available to the program should be utilized by the fall of 2004.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
DHHS, The Housing Opportunities Commission & Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless
Primary Contact
Corinne Stevens, Chief of Special Needs Housing
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
401 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 777-4565
Corinne.Stevens@montgomerycountymd.gov
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/hhstmpl.asp?url=...
Topics
Economy / Housing & Homes
Economy / Government Assistance
Organization(s)
DHHS, The Housing Opportunities Commission & Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless
Source
Finance Project
Date of publication
Mar 2004
Date of implementation
2003
Location
Montgomery County, MD
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