Eligibility for Foundational Community Supports

 To be considered for housing support a person must meet 1 of each section and must have active Medicaid Insurance. 

1. Substance use diagnosis 

OR  Mental health diagnosis 

OR Needs assistance with 3 or more activities of daily living determined by a Comprehensive Assessment and Resource Evaluation (CARE) assessment

OR a homeless person with a disability determined by a coordinated entry assessment

2. Chronically homeless (off and on 3 years long as combined equals 12 months)

OR Frequent or lengthy institutional contacts (correctional, nursing, or inpatient medical or psychiatric) 

OR Frequent residential contacts (evaluation, treatment, detox center, or adult family home)

OR Frequent turnover of in-home caregivers

OR 1.5 or higher PRISM score

To be considered for employment support, a person must meet 1 of each section and must have active Medicaid Insurance. 

1. Enrolled in the state Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) or Aged, Blind or Disabled (ABD) program 

OR Substance use diagnosis 

OR Mental health diagnosis 

OR Needs assistance with 3 or more activities of daily living determined by a Comprehensive Assessment and Resource Evaluation (CARE) assessment

2. At risk for deterioration of mental health or substance use due to 1 or more persistent/chronic risk factors such as, but not limited to, poverty, homelessness, or lack of social supports. 

OR Dysfunction in role performance, such as but not limited to struggling in work or school, difficulty with daily living, self care, or self direction. 

OR Substance use treatment 

OR Inability to maintain employment from age, physical disability. Must be determined by a (CARE) assessment

OR Unable to be gainfully employed for more than 90 days due to mental health physical impairment (must be result of HEN/ABD program evaluation)