Understanding the Rapid Rehousing Program in Kern County

Rapid Rehousing is a short-term housing intervention in Kern County that connects homeless families and individuals to permanent housing through tailored assistance including supportive services and financial help. The program prioritizes those with primary nighttime residence not meant for habitation, living in shelters, fleeing domestic violence, or recently exiting institutions. Applicants go through assessments and are matched based on a housing list. Assistance includes application fees, security deposits, utility help, habitability costs, rent assistance, and supportive services like housing navigation and financial planning.

• Rapid Rehousing
• Kern County
• Homelessness Assistance
• Supportive Services
• Housing First

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1. Rapid Rehousing Program Rapid Rehousing Program

2. Rapid Rehousing is a short-term housing intervention informed by the Housing First Model. Rapid Rehousing connects families and individuals experiencing homelessness in Kern County to permanent housing through a tailored package of assistance offering supportive services and financial assistance.

3. Has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not meant for human habitation; Is living in a publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including congregate shelters, transitional housing, and hotels and motels paid for by charitable organizations or by federal, state and local government programs); Is exiting an institution where (s)he has resided for 90 days or less and who resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that institution Is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence;

5. Application Fees Security deposit (may include a double deposit) Utility Assistance Habitability costs Landlord Incentive Short to Mid-term rent assistance

6. Supportive Services Supportive Services Assessment of Barriers/Resolutions Housing Navigation/ Housing Locators Financial Planning and Goal Setting At Entry After 60 days Wrap Around Services

7. Homeless families and individuals who have had an assessment done through the Coordinated Entry System are matched on a weekly basis through the prioritized housing list, depending on funding availability.

8. Program Referral All vitals including ID, Social Security Card,& Birth Certificate for children Income for all household members for the last 30-days Homeless Certification

9. CalWorks Housing Support Program (must be a CalWorks recipient) Rapid Rehousing Bringing Families Home (must be enrolled in Family Maintenance or Family Reunification through the child welfare system) Homeless Prevention (must be at-risk of homelessness; must be at or below 30% AMI)

10. Does Rapid Rehousing accept households that are undocumented? Yes Does Rapid Rehousing accept households that are undocumented? Is income required for Rapid Rehousing? requires specific income is our CalWORKs Housing Support Program Is income required for Rapid Rehousing? No. Our only program that Is an individual that is receiving Rapid Rehousing assistance considered homeless for the purposes of remaining eligible for other permanent housing interventions? maintain their homeless status during the time period that they are receiving the rapid re-housing assistance. Rapid re-housing is a model for helping homeless individuals and families obtain and maintain permanent housing, and it can be appropriate to use as a bridge to other permanent housing programs. Is an individual that is receiving Rapid Rehousing assistance considered homeless for the purposes of remaining eligible for other permanent housing interventions? Yes. Program participants

11. Jessica Maretich Housing Navigation Manager jmaretich@bakhc.org 661-716-1020 ext. 127