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194 Lancaster Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 775-7911
Fax: 828-4775

Walk in hours:
Please call the Program & Referral
Line for walk in hours
828-4774

For more information on Portland’s
HPRP please contact:
City of Portland
HPRP Supervisor
Angela Havlin
775-7911 ext 238
ahavlin@portlandmaine.gov

or

Preble Street
HPRP Supervisor
Jennie Soares
775-7911 ext 266
jsoares@preblestreet.org

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History of HPRP
Portland HPRP Services
Minimum Eligibility Requirements
Other Information
Helpful Websites
HPRP Monthly Statistics

History of HPRP
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which includes $1.5 billion for a Homelessness Prevention Fund. Funding for this program, called the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), is being distributed based on the formula used for the Emergency Shelter Grants program. For more information on HPRP, please visit www.hudhre.info/HPRP/

The goal of this temporary program is to rapidly transition families and individuals from a housing crisis or homelessness into housing stability/self sufficiency. All program participants will be expected to help create and follow through on a housing plan. In addition to minimum criteria, client will be screened by a member of the HPRP team. Screening should identify the clients that with support have the greatest likelihood of housing stability/self sufficiency when our temporary assistance ends.

This program is a collaboration between the City of Portland and Preble Street. Our shared office space is located at 194 Lancaster Street. As well as our open screening hours, the HPRP team is also accessible in the evenings at Oxford Street’s shelter for Men and Preble Street’s shelter for women.

HPRP Monthly Statistics

  May 2011 September 2010
  April 2011 August 2010
November 2011 March 2011 July 2010
October 2011 February 2011 June 2010
September 2011 January 2011 May 2010
August 2011 December 2010 April 2010
July 2011 November 2010 March 2010
June 2011 October 2010 February 2010

Portland HPRP Services
Portland HPRP Services may include:
-Case Management services: Housing search & placement assistance, a onetime security deposit, connection to mainstream resources, coordination of services, on-going support to maintain housing.

-Engagement and Stabilization: Clients qualifying under Engagement & Stabilization Services must be chronically homeless with apparent or diagnosed mental illness or co-occurring disorder. Eligible assistance may include security deposit, rent, utility payment or utility debt.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements
Minimum Eligibility Requirements: To qualify for HPRP one must be: at or below 50% of AMI (Area Median Income) (See chart below), currently homeless or within 2 weeks of homelessness, a Portland resident (for Case Management and Engagement & Stabilization), a Cumberland County Resident (for Security Deposit). Clients must meet with HPRP worker for screening, agree to HMIS participation, and have no other permanent housing options available.

Area Median Income (AMI) Chart:

FY09 Income Limit Area
 		 Portland City
Median Income
 		 $72,400
FY 09 Income Limit Category
 		 Very Low (50%) Income Limits
1 Persons
 		 $25,350
2 Persons
 		 $28,950
3 Persons
 		 $32,600

Other Information
Other Information that may be necessary to determine eligibility:

Helpful Websites

www.mainehousingsearch.org
www.211maine.org
www.preblestreet.org
www.mainehousing.org
www.ptla.org (Pine Tree Legal)