Eligibility Page

HOME RESOURCES CONTACTS CALENDAR CVMS Website CoC Website LIVE HELP	GET YOUR INFORMATION POSTED.... This is a new Bulletin Board created to help communicate eligibility requirements for homeless client's to services offered within Summit County. If you have eligibility information that has recently changed, is new, or just needs to be communicated and would like to post to this Bulletin Board, please forward an email to hmis@infolineinc.org. If you choose, we can link to information already posted on your website. US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Supportive Housing Program (SHP) Eligible Participants (link to HUD website) Shelter Plus Care (S+C) Eligible Participants (link to HUD website) Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Eligible Participants (link to HUD website) Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Housing Placement Department Eligibility Guidelines (link to AMHA website) Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Office of Family Stability - Application for Ohio Works First, Disability Financial Assistance, Refugee Cash, Food Stamp and Medical Assistance (link to ODJFS website) Food Stamp Calculator Social Security Administration Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (link to SSA website) Listing of Impairments (Adults-Part A) and (Childhood-Part B) Crisis Intervention Team The Akron Police department, the Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board, and the local National Alliance for the Mentally Ill have come together to create a community-based partnership named the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). Click on the link to read more about this jail diversion program. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) (link to CCOE website) Lt. Michael Yohe CIT Coordinator Akron Police Department 330.375.2900 (Patrol Operations) 330.375.2181 (Police non-emergency number) Brief Jail Mental Health Screen (BJMHS) (link to pdf file) Akron: Department of Planning and Urban Development Neighborhood and Housing Development Programs (link to Akron website) - Find information about how to access minor home repairs and rental rehabilitation. Cuyahoga Falls: Community Development Block Program Annual Action Plan for Year 2006 (link to website) - For further information regarding the Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan 2006 or other project information, please contact Community Development at 330.971.8140 Summit County: Community Development Block Program Annual Action Plan for Year 2006 (link to website) - For more information contact: 330.643.2566 Seasonal Information (Thanksgiving and Christmas) Please call 211 or 330.376.6660 for seasonal information about area churches and agencies who are currently taking reservations for families who can sign up for help for the holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas)	"Akron/Summit County is a community in which homelessness has been eliminated. Everyone has access to resources and support needed to obtain and maintain decent, safe and affordable housing that enhances quality of life" - Continuum of Care Vision Statement


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