The Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) is a new initiative available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The program provides temporary financial assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services to individuals and families who are homeless or would be homeless if not for this assistance.

Prevention - Those with an income at or below 40% AMI who are at risk of becoming homeless and are in need of short term leasing and/or utility assistance to prevent this from occurring.

Rapid Re-housing - Those with an income at or below 30% AMI who are residing in shelters or on the street and need longer term assistance in order to obtain and sustain housing.

HPRP resources are targeted and prioritized to serve households that are most in need and are most likely to achieve stable housing, whether subsidized or unsubsidized. Assistance is not intended for long term support but rather focused on housing stabilization, linking program participants to community resources and mainstream benefits, and helping them develop a plan for preventing future housing instability.