Special Housing Assistance Program (SHAP)

The Special Housing Assistance Program is designed to provide temporary rental assistance to very low income, chronic substance abusers and their families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or unable to afford safe, decent housing. Assistance is tied to their treatment plan and a commitment to recovery and self-sufficiency.

Tenants reside in scattered sites, privately owned apartments in Warren, Clermont, and Clinton counties and pay 35% of their income for rent and basic utilities. In order to assist program participants in re-establishing their households, interest-free SHAP loans are available for security deposits, utility deposits, and basic household furnishings.

Since July 2001, 54 households received housing assistance, and most of those households were approved for SHAP start-up loans. Many have successfully transitioned into permanent housing subsidy through the Section 8 program, and several were eventually able to pay their own rent due to an increase in income.

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