Permanent Supportive Housing
Safe, Affordable, Sustainable, Community-Based Housing Options
Our Permanent Supportive Housing solutions provide safe, affordable, and sustainable community-based housing options. This program was designed to serve and empower people with very low incomes and chronic, disabling health conditions. Providing families and individuals with stable housing supports their success and helps to break the cycle of homelessness.
Our Permanent Supportive Housing Programs and Resources
Reedy Place
This groundbreaking program began in 2006, becoming the very first “Safe Haven” in South Carolina. It offers a safe place for 15 chronically homeless individuals. It provides housing, furniture, utilities, and property management. Mental health services are provided by our partners at Greater Greenville Mental Health. Referrals are made, targeting the chronically homeless and most vulnerable in our society. A true housing first program (and following the harm reduction model), Reedy Place is a model initiative for other agencies to emulate.
The Economic Impact of Reedy Place
This program has a meaningful impact on residents, taxpayers, and the community. According to the SC Dept of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, there is a 92% decrease in costs after 2 years in the Reedy Place Program.
11 REEDY RIVER RESIDENTS
2 Years Prior to Program Entry
$210,447 cost to taxpayers annually
397 days in detention center
252 days in in-patient behavioral health
10 ER Visits
TOTAL COST:
$19,132 / Resident
11 REEDY RIVER RESIDENTS
2 Years After Program Entry
$17,625 cost to taxpayers annually
30 days in detention center
40 days in in-patient behavioral health
1 ER Visit
TOTAL COST:
$1,602 / Resident
Church Street Place at Poe Mill
Church Street Place at Poe Mill will offer 36 units of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals suffering from mental illness. It will feature property management services with 24-hour security, as well as daily on-site support for residents on a wide array of services. Upon completion, it will be owned and managed by UHC, and funded by grants, tenant rent and rent subsidy programs. At full occupancy, Church Street Place is estimated to result in over $630,000 in annual taxpayer savings.
Additional Housing Programs
HOME at Last
HOME at Last provides permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless families and individuals. It serves 18 households totaling 28 people, and provides case management support to work through potential barriers to stable housing. Additional services including educational, employment, budgeting, and counseling opportunities are available if desired.
RAVE Program
RAVE provides rental assistance for chronically homeless individuals and serves 18 households totaling 18 people. Regular staff visits with the tenant ensure that any property management issues or barriers can be addressed quickly. Staff can work closely with individuals to select housing that aligns with clients' preferences and existing support systems.
HOME Program
The HOME program serves 16 households totaling 16 individuals. HOME provides permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless, single individuals. Case managers partner with clients in an interactive, supportive capacity, ensuring that any issues and barriers are addressed. In this program, further education, employment, budgeting, and housing counseling are available if desired.
Sunset Village
The Sunset Village housing program offers permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals. It provides housing, furniture, laundry services, and utilities under the Housing First model. A full-time Property Manager and contracted security are on site. Case management, medical, mental health, substance use, and other services are available through community partnerships.
Shelter Plus Care Grant Sub-Recipient
SC DEPT OF MENTAL HEALTH
Through this program, the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, in partnership with United Housing Connections, provides 33 units of permanent supportive housing for 45 homeless adults (and family members) with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental illnesses/substance use disorder. Located in Greenville and Spartanburg Counties, this program is supported by funds from the Continuum of Care.