Shelter Plus Care

To be eligible for Shelter Plus Care, a person must be considered homeless and disabled and must receive ongoing community services that are related to the disability. All participants must meet the very low-income limits, which is 50% of the area median income established by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and determined by household size. He or she can be classified as severely disabled due to mental health, substance abuse, or AIDS (HIV). Other disabilities can be considered as long as all other eligibility requirements are met.

All eligible applicants must come from the Montgomery County Front Door referral process. The Front Door assessors are the Gettysburg Gateway for Men, Daybreak, the St. Vincent de Paul Gateway for Women and Families, and the YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter. If an applicant is not staying at one of these shelters and is living on the streets, that person has to be assessed by a PATH outreach worker.