What is the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)?

Through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Ventura County Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) is making federal funds available to local residents who would be homeless but for this assistance.  The intent is to help with housing stability.

County and city government have joined efforts to operate HPRP, ensuring that eligible County residents receive help when they need it most.

Eligible HPRP applicants may receive various types of assistance, including: 

• rental deposit
• short-term rental payment
• credit counseling
• utility deposit
• utility payment
• moving and storage costs
• case management

Case managers work closely with clients to develop and implement a service plan to ensure that they receive full benefits.  Through HPRP, clients are stabilized in housing and assisted comprehensively to help ensure that they do not face homelessness again.