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How do I apply for housing?
What rules do I have to
follow?
How long can I live in AAH
housing?
Will someone be around to
assist me with problems?
Where does AAH get it's funding
to operate?
What is expected of residents?
How
do I apply for housing ?
You
call the office at 201-664-1700, explain your situation and
ask that an application package be sent to you or be faxed to
your social worker, case manager, counselor etc. You can
also ask your advocate to place your name on the waiting list
for the Residential Screening Committee.
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What
rules do I have to follow ?
You
must follow the rules you will find in the Residential Agreement
and the Lease Agreement. You will need to be busy for
four hours a day, four days a week. You can either be
involved in a day treatment program, volunteer work, job,
training or school of some kind. You need to be respectful
of others...of their privacy and their need for quiet in the
later hours of the evening. You will need to attend
a "Community Meeting" one day a week in the afternoon
with your housemates and a Peer Counselor. Any incidence
of violence, use of drugs or alcohol or continued harassment
will be a cause for eviction.
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How
long can I live in AAH Housing?
You
can live in AAH housing for as long as you are physically
able and as long as you abide by the agreements mentioned
before. AAH is permanent supportive housing. You
can, of course move out at any time you wish as well.
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Will
someone be around to assist me with problems?
Yes.
Peer Counselors will usually be at your house in the late
afternoon for approximately 2 hours a day, seven days a week.
They will assist you with money management, grocery shopping
(once a week), medical appointments (if at all possible) and
give you referrals for those problems they can't help you
with. In addition, AAH administration is available by
pager 24 hours a day, seven days a week for emergencies.
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Where
does AAH gets it's funding to operate?
AAH
is a private, non-profit agency. We get the majority
of our funding from HUD/McKinney funds. The Department
of Housing and Urban Development is very interested in developing
permanent housing for the nation's homeless population. We
have also received funding from Bergen County Community Development
Block Grant monies, NAMI, a one-time emergency grant from
the NJ Dept of Human Services and a one-time emergency grant
from NJ Division of Mental Health. We are grateful to all
of the financial assistance we have received.
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What is expected
of residents?
All
residents have their own bedroom and share the common areas
of the house. Residents are expected to share house
chores with others. Housemates may cook for themselves
or share meals with others. All our houses are licensed
by the State of New Jersey, so you can be certain that they
are safe and inspected on a once a year basis. That
also means that residents are expected to keep their homes
"reasonably clean." All homes have dining
rooms, TV's, VCR's and dishwashers. It is the resident's
collective responsibility to purchase house items such as
dishwashing detergent, spray wax, paper towels, toilet paper,
etc. A "community meeting" will be run by
the Residential Specialist or Peer Counselor one day each
week.
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2005 Alliance Against Homelessness of Bergen County, Inc.
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