Ican Inc

Ican housing administers several rent subsidy programs for clients who prefer greater independence, enabling clients to choose private market apartments within fair market rent limits. In these programs, administrators and housing specialists work directly with clients helping them find appropriate housing, inspecting units to ensure they meet hud housing quality standards, and assisting clients to access mainstream benefits and community services, and with establishing goals to gain further independence. The ican housing program team collaborates with outside agencies to provide these services. Ican housing also collaborates with landlords who agree to accept rent vouchers and work with care providers to provide tenants stable housing. These subsidy programs provide a wide array of rental and utility assistance. Rent subsidy programs include rapid rehousing, intended to support tenants in moving to independent affordable or market rate housing. Other programs offer permanent supportive housing.

Ican offers support to people who are literally homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. The path-outreach program works to connect homeless individuals or families to community mental health services, housing and basic needs items. Participants are identified through street outreach, referral and through the agency's drop-in center. Ican housing assists these participants providing clothing, bus passes, toiletries and information about food pantries and meal sites for example. Ican housing also helps participants overcome barriers to service by procuring their id's, birth certificates and social security cards. In addition, ican housing offers homeless prevention funds that are used to support non-lease holders who are at imminent risk of homelessness. Funds can be used for rental assistance, security and utility deposits and utility payments both in arrears and forward with a goal of stabilizing the recipient in their own housing.