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<br />6.2C <br />Page 22 <br /> <br />Individuals are considered homeless for the purpose of this contract only if they meet <br />one of the following criteria: <br /> <br />. Sleeping in an emergency shelter; or <br /> <br />. Sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks, <br />abandoned buildings, streets/sidewalks; or <br /> <br />. Staying in a hospital or other institution for more than 180 days but was sleeping in an <br />emergency shelter or other place not meant for human habitation immediately prior <br />to entry into the hospital or institution; <br /> <br />. Graduating from, or timing out of a transitional housing program; and <br /> <br />. Victims of domestic violence. <br /> <br />3. Definition of At-Risk of Homelessness <br /> <br />Households at-risk of homelessness do not have to meet any additional eligibility <br />beyond those stated above in #2 definition of Homelessness. However, prevention <br />assistance for those households at-risk of homelessness is to be targeted to those <br />individuals and families at most imminent risk of losina their housina. <br /> <br />Ellalble Activities: <br /> <br />Financial Assistance: <br /> <br />Financial Assistance is limited to the following activities: short-term rental assistance (3 <br />months), medium-term rental assistance (4-18 months), security deposits, utility deposits, <br />utility payments, moving cost assistance, and motel and hotel vouchers. <br /> <br />Eligible activities under HPRP include financial assistance, though payments may only <br />be made to third parties and not directly to clients. Financial assistance can include: <br /> <br />. Rental assistance of up to 18 months, including shallow subsidies, declining <br />subsidies, and subsidies deeper than Section 8 subsidies; <br />. Up to 6 months of back rent, which counts against the 18 month maximum; <br />. Security and utility deposits; <br />. Up to 18 months of utility payments, including up to 6 months of back utility <br />payments; <br />. Moving cost assistance (not furnishings); and <br />. Motel and hotel vouchers for no more than 30 days, if no appropriate shelter is <br />available and rental housing has been identified but is not ready to be moved <br />into. <br /> <br />The HUD Notice does not limit the number of times that a household can receive <br />financial assistance, but households cannot exceed the 18 month total cap on rental <br />assistance and utilities. <br /> <br />City of Redwood City/Fair Oaks Community Center - Stale HPRP funding; November 1, 2Q09~September 3D, 2011 <br /> <br />8 <br />