Housing Needs Flex Fund

The goal of the Housing Needs Flex Fund is to provide assistance to individuals and families impacted by homelessness, or at-risk of homelessness, through efficient distribution of funds for security deposits, application fees, past utility bills, or other needs that directly impact the safety, security, retention, and access to housing.

To be eligible for assistance, the household must meet the criteria for homelessness, or at-risk of homelessness, in one of the categories defined on the Verification of Housing Status forms.

Funds Availability

All applications to the Housing Needs Flex Fund are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Several funding streams support the Housing Needs Flex Fund. Each funding stream has different regulations and eligibility requirements. When evaluating a Flex Fund application, program staff must consider the household composition; the age of the applicant(s); involvement in child welfare services or adult protective services; housing or homelessness status; past application/assistance requests; eligibility for other support resources; and whether the household has a viable housing sustainability plan in place. Additional factors may also be considered.

Applicants and landlords should NOT assume that a request for funding will be approved until they receive confirmation from the program staff in writing.

Application Instructions (pdf)

Application for Housing Needs Flex Fund: English | Spanish (pdf)

Verification of Housing Status, Families with Children or Youth under Age 25: English | Spanish (pdf)

Verification of Housing Status, Individuals and Couples without Children (pdf)

HMIS Intake form: Adult|Child (pdf)

W-9 form (pdf)

Applications may only be submitted by local agencies and organizations; applications from individual recipients will not be accepted.

Submit application and documentation to Zoey Fernandez: fernandezz@mendocinocounty.gov