Who Needs Supportive Housing?
Many types of people can benefit from supportive housing. People who have complex challenges to living independently can benefit. There is a wide range of challenges that people can face, including, but not limited to, homelessness, very low incomes, serious and persistent issues like substance use disorders, alcoholism, mental illness, chronic illness, intellectual disabilities, and sensory or mobility impairments.
Individuals with Mental Illness
People with mental illness experience challenges with their thoughts, emotions, or behaviors due to various mental health conditions. These conditions can affect relationships, daily functioning, and the person’s overall well-being. With support, understanding, and appropriate treatment, many people can learn to manage their symptoms effectively and live fulfilling and meaningful lives.
Individuals with Disabilities
People with disabilities are individuals who experience sensory, cognitive, mental, or physical impairments that can affect how they navigate certain aspects of their daily life. With the appropriate support, access, and inclusive environments, these people can enrich their lives and fully participate in their communities.
Veterans
Individuals who have served in a nation’s armed forces dedicate their time, skills, and personal sacrifice to military service. There are many diverse people who are veterans, and they come from many different backgrounds with a wide range of experiences that are shaped by their training, deployment service, and life after returning home.
Supportive housing can help honor these veterans by helping them with their unique challenges they face when they transition back
to civilian life.