Sustaining services include:
- Developing, updating, and modifying the housing support and crisis/safety plan on a regular basis
- Preventing and early identification of behaviors that may jeopardize continued housing
- Educating and training on roles, rights, and responsibilities of the tenant and property manager
- Transportation with the person receiving services present and discussing housing-related issues
- Promoting/supporting cultural practice needs and understandings with landlords, property managers, and neighbors
- Coaching to develop and maintain key relationships with property managers and neighbors
- Advocating with community resources to prevent eviction when housing is at risk and maintain person’s safety
- Assistance with the housing recertification processes
- Providing in-service transportation (person must be with)
- Continued training on being a good tenant, lease compliance, and household management
- Supporting the person to apply for benefits to retain housing
- Supporting the person to understand and maintain/increase income and benefits to retain housing
- Supporting the building of natural housing supports and resources in the community including building supports and resources related to a person’s culture and identity
- Working with property manager or landlord to promote housing retention
- Arranging for assistive technology
- Arranging for adaptive house-related accommodations.