GLOSSARY OF TERMS – Homekey Development
Interim supportive low-barrier housing / Interim supportive homeless housing: these are similar terms that describe housing that is immediately available without barriers to admission and has a goal of transitioning participants into permanent housing. This housing includes supportive services.
Low barrier is a term referring to programs with few requirements to participate. These programs tailor their services to support households with the goal of exiting homelessness and offer voluntary case management that assists households to create and action plan to get housing.
These programs have removed most requirements/o bstacles for entry into the program so that individuals and households are more likely go indoors to connect to services rather than stay on the street.
Supportive Services include assistance applying for benefits, mental health and substance use services, outpatient health services, information and referral services, child care, education, life skills training, employment assistance and job training, housing search and counseling services, legal services, outreach services, transportation, food as sistance, risk assessment and safety planning (particularly for individuals and families experiencing domestic violence), and case management services such as counseling, finding and coordinating services, and monitoring and evaluating progress in a program.