Categories of
Homelessness
Homelessness
The homeless category for a person residing in a shelter
What is Category 1/Literally Homeless
When the subsidy is with the building
What is project-based
The approach where the client dictates the course of treatment, not staff
What is client-centered approach
The homeless category for a person at risk of losing their housing within the next week
What is Category 2/Imminent Risk of Homelessness
When the subsidy is with the tenant
What is tenant-based/Section 8/HCV
A philosophy and approach aimed to minimize the negative physical, emotional, social, or legal impacts of potentially risk behaviors or situations
What is harm reduction
The type of homelessness for a person who has been experiencing homelessness for the last two years
What is chornic homelessness
When the subsidy is with the agency
What is sponsor-based
A collaborative, person-centered way of talking with someone to help them explore their own reasons for change
What is motivational interviewing
The type of homelessness for a person who was homeless after losing their job but was rehoused six months later
What is episodic homelessness
The document used to find project based housing
What is the RI Rental Resource Guide
To see the world as others see it, be non-judgmental, understand another person’s feelings, and being able to communicate their feelings
What is empathy
The homeless category for a person residing with family
What is none of the categories
The website used to apply for tenant-based housing
What is the Centralized Wait List
The approach that focuses on a person’s abilities, resources, and potential rather than their problems or deficits
What is strengths-based perspective