Housing Connect, partnering with the Department of Workforce Service’s (DWS) Refugee Service office, provides tenant-based rental assistance to Refugee households in the community who are actively engaged in the Family Employment Program (FEP) with DWS. RESH housing assistance is provided for up to 12 months and requires the household to actively participate in a customized Employment Program with the office of Refugee Services.
To be eligible for the program, households must meet the following requirements:
Referrals for the program must come from a DWS Employment Counselor or from a Refugee Resettlement Agency providing case management services for the family.
Housing Connect is committed to nondiscrimination in housing and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, familial status, or physical or mental disability in the access or admission to its employment, activities, functions or services. Therefore, we will make a reasonable accommodation or modification for individuals with disabilities when necessary to ensure equal access to Housing Connect’s programs, services and activities.
