City of Wichita Housing & Community Services
Wichita, Kansas
The Housing First program is one of the recommendations from the TECH report and is funded by the City and County. It provides rent and utility payments to persons meeting the HUD definition of chronic homelessness. City and County staff oversee the leasing component of the program; case managers from several community programs provide on-going case management assistance to program participants.
Assistance Distributed By
City or county administrator
Funding Source
General revenue
Local Funding
$191,368
Program Status
Active
Total Funding
$382,736
Amount Provided
$698.30 average per month
How Provided?
Rental assistance paid to landlord, housing agency, or approved vendor only
Data Collected by Program
Income; Race; Ethnicity; Disability Status; Age
Program Type
Income Eligibility Threshold
Duration
Assistance Used For
Info Source
Program administrator survey response
Last Updated
4/2/24 9:56
Other Eligibility Requirements
Persons that are chronically homeless
Required Documents
Self-attestation permitted for housing instability.
Coordinates Eligibility With
Does not coordinate with other systems
Amount Calculation Method
No set maximum on amount of rental assistance provided
Eligibility Limitations
Does not limit eligibility on these criteria
Priority Populations
Chronically homeless persons