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HOM Response to COVID-19: Housing is Healthcare
Never before has the importance of safe and stable housing as a platform for health and well-being been more clear. While we are taking temporary measures to protect the health and safety of those we serve, our own team members and the community at large, please know that we are still working and remain steadfast in our commitment to help people secure and maintain housing in our programs. HOM Operations As of Monday, March 23, 2020, our physical office will be closed to outside visitors. [...]
Housing Provider Transition FAQ – Welcome HOM
Effective February 1, 2020, HOM will begin serving housing program participants formerly assisted by our colleagues at Biltmore Properties, Inc., (BPI) on behalf of Arizona Behavioral Health Corporation. Notice has been provided to these participants and their landlords along with clinical teams, case managers and supportive services providers. Our primary goal is to ensure that the transition of the housing assistance is seamless and without disruption to our participants and all involved. The following FAQ provides helpful information related to this change. As a housing [...]
New Law – Partial Payments and Housing Assistance Payments
In the 2019 Legislative Session, HOM, Inc., worked together with the Arizona Multihousing Association and attorneys from the residential property management sector to support the passage of HB2358 - landlord tenant; partial payment; assistance. HB2358 addresses a Superior Court decision that informed Arizona landlords that if they received a housing assistance payment on behalf of a tenant with a Housing Choice Voucher absent a written contemporaneous agreement, the landlord waived their right to terminate a rental agreement for any breach by the tenant. Essentially, [...]
Padmission: HOM’s New Online Housing Search Platform
We're incredibly excited to share our latest innovation in our efforts to end homelessness. Padmission is our new web-based housing search platform custom-built for our housing program participants, their case managers and landlords. How Padmission Works Padmission is like other online housing search services in that it allows landlords to list and market their properties to prospective tenants. However, Padmission is different because it is a closed platform just for HOM-assisted housing programs. Landlords indicate which of the HOM housing programs they accept in their [...]
HOM Housing Programs: PSH and RRH…What’s the Difference?
We believe individuals, families and communities are safer, healthier and stronger when everyone has a home. At HOM, we are dedicated to building communities where the promise of home is a reality for everyone. We can’t make good on that promise without landlords to participate in our housing programs. To help provide current and useful information about the housing programs to our landlords, we are re-committing to our blog and will send out a new post primarily directed at landlords every month. Topics will include [...]
Time for a Refresh
On July 1, 2018, we begin our 25th year of providing permanent housing solutions to end homelessness in Maricopa County. While much has changed since we launched in 1994, one thing remains the same: our unwavering commitment to provide safe, permanent, affordable housing to our most vulnerable neighbors in our communities. Our 25th anniversary brings with it a few big changes that we’re excited to share with you now and in the coming days and weeks. First, we’re moving! Our team of 28 rock stars [...]
Merry Christmas!
May you have peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams and joy to fill your holidays! From the HOM, Inc. team.
There’s No Place Like HOM
The people that make up our team – our family – are remarkable individuals that come together to make a difference in the world every day.
Desert Leaf Apartments – New Permanent Supportive Housing
We are proud to partner with A New Leaf Cottages to bring 18 new units of permanent supportive housing to Mesa in Desert Leaf Apartments. This project was made possible through a unique regional collaboration between the cities of Phoenix and Mesa. Permanent supportive housing is an innovative and proven solution that combines affordable housing with services that help people who face the most complex challenges to live with stability, autonomy and dignity (Corporation for Supportive Housing). […]
5th Graders Bring Holiday Cheer to Formerly Homeless Veterans
A core value at HOM, Inc., is giving back to the communities that we live and work in. It’s in our mission statement, but we also put our money where our mouth is by allowing team members to take up to four hours of paid volunteer time each week. Many of our team members use this benefit to volunteer their time and talents with organizations that are improving our communities. […]