Community Partners & Resources
Only this agency can refer individuals and families into Anawim Housing's programs.
What is Centralized Intake at Primary Health Care?
These two qualifying documents are needed before a new participant can move into their apartment
What are proof of disability and verification of homelessness?
This government agency awards Anawim Housing with over $2.25 million dollars every year.
What is HUD or the Department of Housing and Urband Development?
We use several tools and metrics to ensure the rent landlords charge us is equitable. Name two of those tools.
Fair Market Rent (FMR) and Rent Reasonableness
Homelessness is a problem with a solution, and that solution is housing is an example of this evidence-based approach that Anawim Housing puts into action.
What is Housing First?
This provider offers Medication Assisted Treatment, Mobile Medical, and walk-in mental health and substance abuse assessments.
UCS Healthcare
This is one difference between Anawim's frequently abbreviated HOP and AC programs.
- AC participants do not have to be chronically homeless
- AC participants can be part of a family unit
- HOP participants typically score higher on the vulnerability index and can be more difficult to serve
Rent for Permanent Supportive Housing tenants is calculated by using this percentage of their monthly income.
What is 30%?
A landlord calls to report that the tenant you just moved in has been yelling and cursing at people in the parking lot. You serve this notice related to this portion of the sublease agreement.
7 Day Notice of Non-Compliance; Conduct himself or herself in a manner that will not disturb a neighbor's peaceful enjoyment of the Premises.
Some program managers carry this drug with them as it is proven to reverse the effects of opioids and prevent overdoses.
What is Narcan or Naloxone?
What is $48 for full-fare and/or $24 for half-fare?
Anawim's Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) program is different than the Permanent Supportive Housing programs we oversee. Name two primary differences.
- Tenants are in a direct lease with the landlord
- The program is time-limited
- TBRA tenants must pay a minimum of $25 toward rent
- TBRA tenants do not have to have a disability
- TBRA pays a double deposit to landlords
- Etc.
After Gina runs the monthly scheduled billing report these two things cannot be altered in AppFolio until the first of the next month.
A tenant cannot be moved in
A tenant cannot be moved out
Within 24 hours of moving in a new tenant these three tasks should be complete.
- Scan and send the landlord a copy of the sublease and move-in letter
- Updated ServicePoint/HMIS with the tenant's Move-In Date
-Notify Dan or Hannah that the move-in is complete
* Will also accept, scan and upload all documents into AppFolio
Sometimes we transfer participants between programs or program managers to better serve them and meet their needs. When this transition happens, it is best practice for the outgoing program manager to do these two things.
- Make sure the file is organized and up-to-date
- Schedule an in-person warm handoff
This legal process is used when we we are worried about a participant's safety.
What is an Involuntary Hospitalization/Commitment?
After a Permanent Supportive Housing referral has been accepted from Primary Health Care, this classification will automatically exclude a person from receiving services from Anawim Housing.
What is none?
A tenant has an acute mental health incident and breaks several windows, doors, and cabinet fronts in their apartment. How do we pay for this damage?
- The Grant (we can pay up to 2 months rent toward damages)
- Our internal landlord mitigation fund
- The community landlord mitigation fund through Primary Healthcare
This type of agreement is used to allow the lessee and lessor to leave an existing lease agreement without further notice.
What is a Mutual Termination of Lease Tenancy (or "Mutual Lease Termination")?
Two tenants have lived with the assistance of Anawim's programming for 22 years. Name one.
Terrance L.
Donna W.
All program managers receive training in this system that collects data related to housing and services for individuals experiencing homelessness in our community. Note: the acronym alone will not win you points.
What is the Homeless Management Information System?
79% of the households we serve have experienced this kind of trauma.
What is domestic violence?
The FY 2023 Fair Market Rent for a 1 bedroom unit in Polk County is this amount.
What is $889.00?
After being asked to give a 3 Day Quit notice June 14th, 2023, these are the two earliest dates that you can request an eviction case that cover all acceptable methods of service.
What are (1) June 20, 2023 and (2) June 23, 2023?
1.With process service/tenant signs acknowledgment from landlord on June 14th
2.Posting + Certified mail
*June 19th is a federal holiday
Two tenants turn 80 years old next year and are the oldest individuals we house. Name one.
Sieh T.
Robert P.