Bridges Rental Assistance Program - Mental Health Resources - Corporate Office
Bridges Rental Assistance Program
DESCRIPTION: Helps people with mental illness avoid homelessness by providing them with temporary rental assistance in their community. This allows people to have housing while they are on a waiting list for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers or other permanent housing subsidy programs. Housing support services are provided to participants through a local mental health authority. Subsidies are determined by a calculation using gross income. The resident's rent is based on the resident's income. Funding from the program may be used: * To pay rent directly to a landlord * For security and utility deposits * To pay for the full rent, for up to 90 days, during medical or psychiatric crisis MORE INFORMATION This agency offers Bridges Regional Treatment Center (RTC) housing vouchers, providing temporary rental assistance for people with mental illness who are transitioning to the community from Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center or Forensic Services at St. Peter.
Physical Address
762 Transfer Rd, St. Paul, MN 55114
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Application process
Referral to the program must be made by a mental health professional. The program is administered to participants by the local housing agency in communities where eligible applicants live. This program may be full or may have a waiting list. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To apply for Bridges or Bridges RTC contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] or (651) 659-2914
Eligibility
Recipients must: * Be 18 years of age or over * Have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness as defined in the MN Comprehensive Mental Health Act * Have a household income at or below 50 percent of the area median income Since the program will serve as a transition to a permanent subsidy, program recipients and organizations providing housing will need to follow rules for: * Provision of income verification * Leasing procedures * Federal housing quality standards * Payment standards limits to cap program rents Highest priority is given to people residing in an institution (such as a hospital, treatment center, correctional facility, adult foster care or other segregated setting) who will be homeless upon discharge. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Bridges program service area: * Dakota, Hennepin and Ramsey counties Eligibility requirements for Bridges RTC program: * Hospitalized at, or on the waiting list for, Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC) or Forensic Mental Health Program (FMHP) (fka St. Peter Regional Treatment Center-SPRTC) and does not meet hospital level of care * Homeless or at significant risk of homelessness upon AMRTC or FMHP admission or discharge * Eligible for a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 housing choice voucher, or will be eligible in the future. The Bridges RTC program serves: * Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, and Ramsey counties
Agency info
Mental Health Resources, Inc. (MHR)