Having just launched in September, and in partnership with Hope Solutions, the Rapid Rehousing Concord program is already creating pathways to permanency for Concord community members experiencing homelessness.
The program is designed to offer a diverse set of intervention strategies to help accelerate the transition out of homelessness by connecting participants with necessary resources related to housing assistance and case management to prevent reentry into homelessness.
Rapid Rehousing Concord also provides short-term rental subsidy and move-in assistance to individuals and households, while participants work toward self-sufficiency and ongoing stability. The Rapid Rehousing model is considered a best practice strategy for effective homelessness response. The new program in Concord has active cases with some households pending move dates into permanent housing units.
Examples of current successes include cases where individuals in single-parent households employed in Concord with children who attend Concord schools have secured permanent housing units that will allow them to maintain vital connections to employment and education.
The families served through the Rapid Rehousing Program will continue to have access to ongoing supportive services, as needed. The City is committed to building on this early success as the program continues to expand.
Rapid Rehousing Concord is funded by the Permanent Local Housing Allocation from the State Housing and Community Development Department. The City of Concord is eligible to receive approximately $2.9 million of this grant funding over the next five years.
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