Wichita-Sedgwick County Housing First
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.
Other Eligibility Requirements
Persons that are chronically homeless
Eligibility Limitations
Does not limit eligibility on these criteria
Priority Populations
Chronically homeless persons
Required Documents
Self-attestation permitted for housing instability.
Total Funding
$382,736
Funding Source
General revenue
Amount Provided
$698.30 average per month
Assistance Used For
Current and/or future rent
Security deposits and relocation fees
Utilities
How Provided?
Rental assistance paid to landlord, housing agency, or approved vendor only
Amount Calculation Method
No set maximum on amount of rental assistance provided
Data Collected by Program
Income; Race; Ethnicity; Disability Status; Age