Please check the box that describes your circumstances.
1. An individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, meaning:
a. An individual or family with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not
designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a
car, park abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground; or
b. An individual or family living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to
provide temporary living arrangements; or
c. An individual who is exiting an institution where he or she resided for 90 days or less and who resided
in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that
institution.
2. An individual or family who will imminently lose their primary nighttime residence, provided that:
a. The primary nighttime residence will be lost within 14 days of the date of application for homeless
assistance; and
b. No subsequent residence has been identified; and
c. The individual or family lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent
housing.
3. Unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age, or families with children and youth, who do not otherwise
qualify as homeless under this definition, but who:
a. Are defined as homeless under other federal programs as described in 24 CFR 576.2; or
b. Have not had a lease, ownership interest, or occupancy agreement in permanent housing at any time
during the 60 days immediately preceding the date of application for homeless assistance; or
c. Have experienced persistent instability as measured by two moves or more during the 60 day period
immediately preceding the date of applying for homeless assistance; AND
d. Can be expected to continue in such status for an extended period of time because of chronic
disabilities, chronic physical health or mental health conditions, substance addiction, histories of
domestic violence or childhood abuse, the presence of a child or youth with a disability, or two or
more barriers to employment, which include the lack of a high school degree or GED, illiteracy, low
English proficiency, a history of incarceration or detention for criminal activity, and a history of
unstable employment; or
4. Any individual or family who:
a. Is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other
dangerous or life-threatening conditions that relate to violence against the individual or family
member, including a child that has either taken place within the individual’s or family’s primary
nighttime residence or has made the individual or family afraid to return to their primary nighttime
residence; and
b. Has no other residence; and
c. Lacks the resources or support networks to obtain other permanent housing.
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Signature of Applicant