Transitional Housing Corporation

Programs: Resident services - housing up's resident services program increases the independence, stability and health of affordable housing residents. The resident services program runs year-round and serves 301 families in housing up's affordable housing properties. The program is based on five pillars: youth enrichment, employment, health and wellness, community development and tenant education. Housing up's permanent supportive housing program (psh) provides affordable housing with appropriate wraparound supportive services to families that are chronically homeless and a physical and or mental disability. Head of households pay 30% of their total household income towards monthly rent and the remaining rental amount is subsidized through various sources including district of columbia housing authority, dc department of human services and the hud continuum of care program. Housing up also provides housing and supportive services through the hud continuum of care program for families exiting homelessness, including permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing.

building operations - housing up maintains 26 units of transitional housing to homeless families in 2 apartment buildings located in washington, dc wards 4 & 7. Families stay up to two years in housing up's apartments while receiving therapy and similar services overseen by case managers. After two years, historically 86% of residents move into permanent housing.

affordable housing - through its affiliate, thc affordable housing, inc. , housing up rehabilitates dilapidated apartment stock to provide affordable housing to very-low and low income families and individuals in the washington, dc metro area. A tailored program of resident services has been developed that would help low income or at-risk families to sustain their affordable and secure housing situations.