The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has released a request for proposals to provide Rapid Re-Housing Services for the City's homeless families. These intended services are a key initiative provided through Workforce Investment Act funding included in the American Recover and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA").

Rapid Re-Housing services, also known as Housing First, is focused on quickly providing homeless families with permanent housing first and then providing a set of services to promote housing stability. Rapid ReHousing is centered around the premise that homeless families are more responsive to social services support after they are in housing of their own.

The primary goal of this program is to provide seamless housing placement and stabilization services for shelter families , providing a fluid set of services that follows the family from  their current stay in shelter, through the placement process, into housing in the community. The key to this continuum model is the continued presence of familiar Family Support Workers ("FSW") throughout the placement and stabilization processes.

It is anticipated that DHS will award a single contract to serve 125 families Citywide who have shown the longest length of stay in shelter and possess barriers to permanency, the most significant of which are mental illness, substance abuse disorder or disabling medical conditions.  The maximum available funding for the first two years is expected to be $1 million.

Proposals are due by March 16^th.  A pre-proposal conference will be held on February 24^th.   To obtain a copy of the RFP visit the City Record.

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