Housing Services

Rapid Housing Initiative of North Iowa

This program provides rental assistance for individuals experiencing homelessness for residents of Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Mitchell and Worth Counties.

Program Requirements

• Participants must be living in a shelter, on the streets, or fleeing domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking.
• Create and follow an individual case plan
• Meet a caseworker for in-home visits to work on identifying needs and barriers to maintaining permanent housing including budgeting and life skill development
• Work toward self-sufficiency

Always Home

A rental assistance and case management program for residents of Cerro Gordo County. 

Program Requirements

• Participants must be living in a shelter, on the streets, or fleeing domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking.
• Participants must have a documented disability that impairs their ability to be self-sufficient and be experiencing chronic homelessness.
• Create and follow an individual case plan
• Meet a caseworker for in-home visits to work on identifying needs and barriers to maintaining permanent housing including budgeting and life skill development
• Work toward self-sufficiency

ESG Programming 

The program provides housing assistance to those who are experiencing literal homelessness or are at imminent risk of being homeless for residents of Allamakee, Bremer, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Howard, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Winneshiek, and Worth Counties.

Program requirements:

• Participants must lack a fixed, regular, & adequate nighttime residence or be facing imminent loss of their primary residence.
• Create and follow an individual case plan
• Meet a caseworker for in-home visits to work on identifying needs and barriers to maintaining permanent housing including budgeting and life skill development
• Work toward self-sufficiency

ERA Housing Program

The program provides housing assistance to those who are experiencing literal homelessness or are at imminent risk of being homeless for residents of Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Howard, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Winneshiek,  and Worth Counties.

Program requirements:

• Participants must lack a fixed, regular, & adequate nighttime residence or be facing imminent loss of their primary residence.
• Create and follow an individual case plan
• Meet a caseworker for in-home visits to work on identifying needs and barriers to maintaining permanent housing including budgeting and life skill development
• Work toward self-sufficiency