Family Stabilization

The Family Stabilization Housing Assistance program is primarily designed as a homeless prevention measure to stabilize housing needs for eligible CWES clients and ultimately engage and increase their participation in WTW activities and help them towards their path to self-sufficiency.

Homeless/Housing Condition for Program Eligibility

Eligible CWES clients must meet one or more of the conditions below:

In receipt of an eviction notice
Is behind in rent and may be subject to eviction
Be homeless - such as lacking a fixed and regular night time residence, or living in a shelter
Be at risk of homelessness

Eligible Families

To be eligible, the CWES client must:

Be an active CWES client (registrant), or
Be in Good Cause status, or
Be in an Exempt status, or
Agree to cure a WTW Sanction and sign a curing sanction plan (if the client is in a sanctioned status)

Services Offered

Services offered include but is not limited to the services listed below:

Payment of security deposit which may include first month rent, deposit and/or last month's rent
Past due rent/late fees
Emergency lodging/hotel assistance payment
Utility payments needed to retain/obtain housing, such as deposits to move in, past due payments to prevent eviction and for utility shut-off (name must be on bill statement)
Moving costs
Referrals/assistance locating housing
Financial literacy/education referrals
Other service referrals to support housing stability, such as housing-related fees

Payment Limits

The payment can be up to $2,500.00 with a lifetime cumulative of $5,000.00. Additional requests must be escalated by the FS Employment Counselor Specialist to management for review.

Referral Guidance