Housing options?

Did I ask this question before…? I am getting nowhere applying to affordable housing on my own. How do people get vouchers, group homes, etc.? These are popular options for people at my support group. Do you live alone…? How do you do it? I don’t even have Ssi because they disqualified me! I have this little dream of owning my own little place in town within 2 years. Is this a reasonable time frame? There are no section 8 openings in Hawaii but disabled from my support group usually find a place within a year? I applied for a case manager but don’t even know if I qualify for that yet. Sorry if I asked before. I hate being a burden to my parents. Anyone living in America have any input? my mom is a housewife so she watches me all the time… I envy those of you who are independent!!!

Along those lines, how hard is it to qualify for a case manager and how long did it take?

If you qualify for Medicaid and have MI, you automatically qualify for a case manager. Do you have public mental health care, like county mental health care where you live? I’d start there. When I was on Medicaid, I went to my county’s public mental health and had a case manager. Mine was helpful so I was lucky. Through the county mental health, I also had a peer support specialist and she helped me more than anyone.

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Also, if you qualify for Medicaid, you can become a member of a clubhouse. The one I went to helped people find group homes to live in.

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Do you have HUD in Hawaii?

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I belong to a charity organization, they provide me with a case manager.

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