HOUSING COALITION
The Housing Council Meets every other month on the 2nd Wednesday (February, April, June, August, October, and December) at 9:00 am at the Ashtabula County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board (4717 Main Ave. Basement). Virtual meeting link is available upon request.
Mission:
The Ashtabula County Housing Council is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, Indian Tribes or tribally designated housing entities, and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families, and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness. The Council has been operating since October 2001.
The Ashtabula County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board has a HUD grant that provides rental assistance to single persons and families who are literally homeless. This means coming from the street, the shelter, or a place not meant for human habitation. The household must also contain a person with a documented disability, preferably mental health and/or substance use disorder. An application is required. Please contact the Board for more information at 440-992-3121.
Catholic Charities of Ashtabula County has many housing resources including Homeless Crisis Response Program funds for Rapid Re-housing and Homelessness Prevention, a landlord incentive fund, subsidies for certified recovery housing beds, and other programs. For the Homeless Crisis Response Program funds, the household must be literally homeless or at significant risk of losing their housing (eviction notice, utility shut off). Please contact Community Action at 440-992-2121 for more information.
Ashtabula County Community Action also has a Homeless Crisis Response Program that provides Rapid Re-housing and Homelessness Prevention. For the Homeless Crisis Response Program funds, the household must be literally homeless or at significant risk of losing their housing (eviction notice, utility shut off). Please contact Community Action at 440-855-7267 for more information on the New Hope Program. Community Action also has many other programs to help households such as Winter and Summer Crisis. Please contact them at 440-990-2121. Community Action also has PRC funds to assist those who are imminently at risk of homelessness with small children and receiving SNAP and Medicaid benefits.
Beatitude House provides transitional housing for families and children who are literally homeless. To qualify for one of the 10 apartments, a referral must be received from the Coordinated Entry team consisting of Samaritan House, Catholic Charities, and Community Action. In addition, each family must have one member who has a documented special need. For more information, contact Tammy Wetherbee at 440-992-0265 ext. 121.
Samaritan House is the homeless shelter in the County. It is located at 4134 Park Avenue. In order to access a bed please contact them at 440-992-3178.
The Ashtabula Metropolitan Housing Authority provides Section 8 vouchers and project-based subsidies to income-eligible households. There is typically a waitlist for all programs and sites. Please contact them at 440-992-3156. They are located at 3526 Lake Avenue in Ashtabula.
Please contact 211 for more housing resources in Ashtabula County.