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Recovery Housing Support
What is this strategy?
Fund programs offering recovery housing support to people in treatment or recovery, or people who use drugs, such as assistance with rent, move-in deposits, or utilities; or fund recovery housing programs that provide housing to individuals receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment for opioid use disorder.
Why recovery housing support?
Providing stable housing is fundamental to establishing quality of individual and communal life and empowering people who use opioids to reduce the harms of drugs. Particularly when housing is offered using Housing First principles, this strategy can be a highly impactful first step to an individual regaining stability.
Featured Resources
Explore an overview of Housing First, an approach to connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to permanent housing without barriers to entry
Watch a webinar on Housing First, low-barrier access, and measuring success of housing programs
Complete List of Resources
The following resources have been compiled by the NC Department of Health and Human Services to help local governments better understand this strategy. The resources below are organized by level.
A webinar that focuses on housing needs with presentations from representatives from the NC Coalition to End Homelessness, the Technical Assistance Collaborative, and Western North Carolina-based Homeward Bound
5-part webinar series that focuses on the complexities and considerations of providing housing services for people who are in active drug use and experiencing housing instability
Animated video that covers the five key principles of the Housing First model of providing effective housing and support services to people experiencing chronic homelessness
An overview of Continuums of Care, organized plans to deliver housing and services to meet the specific needs of people as they move to stable housing and maximum self-sufficiency
