Program Description
The Rush Homes Supportive Housing Program provides housing along with supportive services to people with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness in Central Virginia. We have 5 units in this program including: one duplex in the City of Lynchburg, one duplex in Amherst, and a single family home in Lynchburg. Three of these units are wheelchair accessible.

Rush Homes provides services necessary for eligible clients to achieve self-sufficiency. These services include case management, education, employment assistance, child care, transportation, mental health treatment, and other health care. Our Case Manager, Michelle Khajavi, works with clients to develop life plans and goals and seek or maintain necessary health care and services. Rush Homes’ staff will monitor client progress with identified goals and coordinate additional services as needed or recommended by clients’ health caregivers. Currently, all five units are occupied, however, we will fill vacancies as they occur, and maintain a waiting list for available units.

Client Eligibility
A person must be homeless, according to the HUD definition, in order to receive assistance under the Supportive Housing Program.

HUD considers a person homeless only when he/she resides in one of the following places: (1) In places not meant for human habitation (cars, parks, sidewalks), (2) In an emergency shelter, (3) In transitional or supportive housing for homeless persons who originally came from the streets or emergency shelters, (4) In any of the above places but is spending a short time (up to 30 consecutive days) in a hospital or other institution, (5) Is being evicted within a week from a private dwelling unit and no subsequent residence has been identified and the person lacks the resources and support networks needed to obtain housing, (6) Is being discharged within a week from an institution, such as a mental health facility, in which the person has been a resident for more than 30 consecutive days and no subsequent residence has been identified and the person lacks the resources and support networks needed to obtain housing, (7) Is fleeing a domestic violence housing situation and no subsequent residence has been identified and the person lacks the resources and support networks needed to obtain housing. Rush Homes will use HUD guidelines to establish proof of homelessness, which is a requirement.

In addition to being homeless, the person must also have a disability to be eligible for the Rush Homes Supportive Housing Program. The person must provide written verification from a qualified source that he/she has a disability. That disability must meet HUD criteria.

The third eligibility requirement is for the person to meet HUD income standards. The person must be considered low-income by HUD standards.

The final eligibility requirement is for the person to pass a criminal background check, drug test, and show readiness for permanent housing. Rush Homes reserves the right to determine program readiness.

Application Process
When applying, please see this letter first: Letter (13kb)

Click Here to download an Application. (31 kb) *Adobe Acrobat required

Send Applications to: P. O. Box 879, Lynchburg, VA 24505

Once your application is received, our Case Manager will review it for eligibility. If it appears that you are eligible, you will be called in for an interview. Applicants who are not selected will be informed in writing with an explanation of why they were not deemed eligible.

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