Money Follows Person Housing Program
Project Description:
The Money Follows the Person (MFP) Housing Program goals are:
1. To develop and maintain an effective, consumer-directed, accessible and comprehensive housing resource system for persons wishing to transition to the community from an institutional level of care and for persons at risk of institutionalization, thereby increasing the numbers of persons who have access to quality and affordable supportive housing services in the community.
2. To effectively reduce the stigma of persons with disabilities or the aging population statewide, while working to change community attitudes and misconceptions regarding community housing for persons with disabilities or aging persons thus providing a more welcoming environment for the disability or aging populations who reside in North Dakota neighborhoods.
3. To assist in the statewide effort to develop and expand the number of safe, affordable, accessible, quality and permanent housing options.
The staff from MFP Housing Program will be very active and visible within the state encouraging collaboration among outside stakeholders to increase housing options and supportive services, to develop and preserve supportive options, to combat housing discrimination for the disability and aging populations, and to deliver presentations to educate traditional and non-traditional partners regarding housing issues within ND.
The MFP staff will consist of a State Housing Facilitator and Project Secretary located within NDCPD on the Minot State University campus in Minot, and four Consumer Resource Housing Specialists located in the four regions of the state that are consistent with the Centers for Independent Living; Minot, Grand Forks, Fargo and Bismarck.
Keyword(s):
accessible housing, transition, affordable housing
Core Function(s):
Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Housing-Related Activities, Other - Assistive Technology, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone, Renewal Community, Reservation, Rural/Remote, Urban
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County, Mulit-County, State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
