§11385 Supportive services

Summary

Projects must, as much as possible, offer supportive services to people who live there and to homeless people who use the project. The services must meet special needs of the people served, like homeless people with disabilities or families with children. Services can cover child care, job help, outpatient health care, food, case management, help finding permanent housing, counseling, security, help getting other government benefits, and other needed services. Services can be given by the project or by outside providers and can reach homeless people who do not live in the project. If an application asks to provide outpatient health care, HUD must quickly consult HHS. HHS has 45 days to say whether the plan meets joint guidelines. If HHS says it does not, HUD can require a revised plan and cannot approve that health portion until HHS approves it. HUD and HHS must write the joint guidelines and include any timing needed to meet HUD’s deadlines.