#5psh

Permanent and/or Supportive Housing:

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MAIN STREET HOUSING (MSH)

Affordable, long-term/permanent rental housing opportunities to individuals and families with psychiatric disabilities in multiple communities throughout Maryland.

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Eligibility:

Applicants must have a psychiatric disability and submit a completed Evidence of Psychiatric Disability form with their Rental Application.

For Families, the adult parent must be the primary applicant with the psychiatric disability. Priority is given to individuals leaving an inpatient mental health unit or Residential Rehabilitation Program (RRP).

Single adult applicants must have a minimum monthly income of $500.00. Income can include employment wages, SSDI/SSI, Housing Choice (Section 8) Voucher, Shelter Plus Care (S+C) Voucher, Independence Card (Food Stamps), or other subsidies

Applicants are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Make sure to provide a complete and detailed account of all charges and convictions in the Rental Application; a criminal history search is performed for all applicants.

MSH is usually unable to accept individuals who have been charged or convicted of serious crimes such as murder, acts of violence, sexual offenses, or drug distribution.

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How:

Complete a rental application: (http://www.onourownmd.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/MSH-Rental-Application-2014.pdf)

Process involves documentation review and multiple interviews: Most MSH units are “cooperative living” where 2-3 non-related individuals share a unit. Families are placed in single units. MSH has a very limited number of single units for individual tenants.

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