Housing

REGIONAL Rental Assistance

The Regional Rental Assistance Program (RRAP) is a rental assistance program that assists with access to decent, safe, and affordable housing to individuals who are recovering from a serious mental illness and have extremely low income.

This program operates much like the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program also known as Section 8. Rental assistance and (in some cases) assistance with security or utility deposits is provided to eligible participants of the Region 6 area.

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TRANSITION AGE YOUTH Rental Assistance

The Transition Age Youth Rental Assistance Program (TAYRAP) is rental assistance program serving individuals from the age of 18-26 years. TAYRAP functions much like the Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, operated by public housing authorities. TAYRAP assists young adults with independent living and the transition from youth into adulthood.

The TAYRAP assisted participant or tenant, is responsible for finding their own suitable housing within the geographic area covered by Region 6. The housing assistance is a temporary subsidy and ends prior to the youth reaching the age of 26. The program is designed to assist the youth in gaining the necessary skills to move on, with a smoother transition into independent living.

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IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE

REGION 6 DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMEDIATE HELP FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

If you are in need of immediate assistance, please click the buttons below to visit our community partners.

SHELTER/EMERGENCY HOUSING

HOMELESSNESS DIVERSION/PREVENTION

"Affordable housing brings stability, economic diversity, and improves the physical quality of the neighborhood."

- John Woods

"When people have a place to live, they become better parents, workers, and citizens."

- Matthew Desmond

RENTWise

RentWise is for any individual who needs rental housing, young adults moving into independent living, those in emergency shelters or transitional housing, new immigrants, or renters who need money management skills to build the credit and rental histories needed to qualify for a mortgage.

This program is a tenant education program that assists renters in identifying how to find and maintain decent rental housing. Renters who complete the 6 module program earn a certificate of completion.