Cristina Urrutia - Case Manager/IT Specialist

In 1997, CM developed a Homelessness Intervention Program in partnership with the City to provide security deposits and mediation services to help New Haven residents secure affordable housing. Since January 1, 2001, the United Way of Greater New Haven has enabled the expansion of the program to serve six towns in the greater New Haven area, including Branford, East Haven, Hamden, New Haven, North Haven and West Haven.

Eligibility criteria for the program include:

• Families must have a gross monthly family income less than 60% of the state median income adjusted for family size. 
• The family’s rent must be less than or equal to 60% of the gross household monthly income.
• Applicants may receive assistance up to $600 and no more than one month's rent.
• Families must be homeless or unable to stay in permanent housing for at least one of ten specific reasons.  Call CM at 782-3500 for details.

The mediation process is free, confidential, and voluntary.  The Homelessness Intervention Program is not an entitlement program.  Assessment and mediation services, as well as security deposit resources, are contingent upon the availability of funding for the program and the new landlord’s willingness to participate in the program.

To apply for the Homelessness Intervention Program, please print out and complete the appropriate pre-application below or call us at 203-782-3500.  Please do not fax the application to us as it will not be accepted.  Thank you.

Homelessness Intervention Program Pre-Application (English)
Homelessness Intervention Program Pre-Application (Spanish)

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*Applicants must be homeless or unable to stay in permanent housing.  Applicants will be asked to provide documentation about their living situation. 

1.  Priority will be given to applicants who are homeless.  If homelessness is questionable, the decision will be made based upon the professional judgment of the mediator.

2.  Applicants who are unable to stay in permanent housing for one of the following reasons:

a. The applicant has been issued a summary process or is in a foreclosure action.

b. The applicant shares a dwelling unit with a primary tenant who has had a judgement entered against him/her.

c. The applicant was illegally locked out by the landlord and filed a police complaint concerning the lockout.

d. The applicant has a housing voucher for a rental assistance program but the rental unit has failed an inspection, the failure was the responsibility of the landlord, and the landlord refused to make the necessary repairs.

e. A catastrophic event, such as a fire or flood, has occurred within the last six months and has made the permanent housing uninhabitable or the applicant has been ordered to vacate the permanent housing by a local code enforcement official.

f. The applicant has left his/her permanent housing because of domestic violence.

g. The applicant has left his/her permanent housing because a child in his/her family who lived in the dwelling unit with the applicant has been found to have a high level of lead in the blood.

h. The applicant has been released from prison within the last six months.

i. The applicant has been evicted within the last six months.

j. The applicant’s current rent is unaffordable.

k. The applicant has a physical or mental health condition that requires he/she to vacate his/her current apartment.