Bridges to Housing provides homeless individuals or families with a deposit when they have found a place to move into. The criteria required is based on the individual's needs and income status. They must have some type of income to qualify. To start the application process a client must stop by the office and pick up an application.

Program Guidelines and Verification Requirements

Guidelines

• Deposit funding is determined by need.
• The client's ret must be no more that 60% of the monthly income.
• The client must have a stable income and is sustainable going forward.
• A client's income must not exceed the Federal Proverty Guidelines.
• Funding is one time only.
• Intake is based on at least one interview.
• Client must find and secure their own rental.

Verification Requirements

• Photo identification for all adults in the household, 18 and over.
• Social Security cards for all household members.
• Income: Passport to services, social security letter or 3 recent months' pay-stubs.
• Section 8 voucher, if applicable.
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Affordable Housing Program (Regional Housing Authority) provides safe, decent, and affordable housing options for low-income individuals, families, seniors, and people with disabilities. It includes public housing units owned and managed by the authority and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) that help participants rent in the private market. Rent is typically based on income (around 30%), and the program ensures compliance with federal and state standards while supporting housing stability and community development.

How to Apply for Affordable Housing

• Submit an application during an open waitlist period.
• Meet basic eligibility requirements, including:
• Income limits
• Citizenship status
• Household size
• Being on the waitlist does not guarantee housing; it is the first step in the process.
• Applicants must keep the Housing Authority updated in writing about any changes to:
• Address
• Income
• Preferences
• Family composition

Web pages

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The Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly known as Section 8) assists low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled in paying for decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

The Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is opened periodically on an as needed basis. When the waiting list is re-opened, a public announcement is placed in area newspapers and information posted on the Regional Housing Authority's website.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.regionalha.org/

Migrant Services program that is a robust network of seasonal migrant housing, homelessness prevention, and refugee support services. Seasonal agricultural workers have access to OMS-backed housing through the Regional Housing Authority; low-income and homeless families can access a range of supports, including CalWORKs subsidies, Rapid Re-Housing, and case management. Migrant farmworkers benefit from outreach programs, tenant rights protections, and local utility assistance. Multiple nonprofit partners help with emergency aid, stabilization, and integration efforts.

Seasonal housing is typically available from May 1 through October 31.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.regionalha.org/programs/migrant-services

The Rural Development (RD) Program provides affordable rental housing for low- to moderate-income individuals and families in rural communities. Properties under this program are owned and managed by the Regional Housing Authority (RHA) and receive rental assistance through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program.Eligible residents benefit from reduced rent based on household income, ensuring access to safe, decent, and affordable housing.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.regionalha.org/programs/rural-development

The Tenant Power Toolkit (TPT) is a multi-organization collaborative effort designed to keep people in their homes, fight evictions, fight rent debt, and build the collective power of tenants. Learn how to use the Tenant Power Toolkit - Attend one of the free online Toolkit Trainings. The trainings are aimed at helping California tenant organizers, counselors, lawyers and tenants themselves on how to use the Toolkit to keep renters in their homes.

This is how it works: You answer some questions about your eviction and debt situation. TPT helps you fight your eviction and your rent debt, links you with legal resources and tenants’ rights groups, and their housing justice work including collective action campaigns.

• Tenant Resources & Know Your Rights
• FAQs

Web pages

• Home - https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/
• Tenant Resources & Know Your Rights - https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/know-your-rights.html
• FAQs - https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/faqs.html

The Department of Housing and Urban Development administers programs that provide housing and community development assistance. The Department also works to ensure fair and equal housing opportunity for all.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.hud.gov/
• Resources - https://www.hud.gov/resources

The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund offers interest-free loans to eligible federal employees experiencing short-term financial hardship due to qualifying personal emergencies. 

The program helps prevent cascading financial instability by providing fast, repayable support for emergency expenses such as rent, medical bills, or utilities.

Services include:

• Interest-free loans for short-term emergency expenses
• Assistance with rent, utilities, medical bills, and funeral costs
• Rapid application review and response (typically within 3 business days)
• Direct deposit of approved loan funds

Additional notes:

Emergency assistance is provided as a repayable loan, not a grant. Loans are typically repaid through payroll allotment or direct payments. Loan amounts vary based on need and situation.

Loans cannot be used for routine expenses such as credit card debt, school tuition, or federal income taxes. This program is not available to Postal Service employees or contractors.

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MISI Community Solutions provides housing assistance services to help individuals and families find stable, safe homes and navigate available resources.

Services include:

• Housing navigation and deposit assistance
• Medi-Cal support for housing
• Housing tenancy services
• Recuperative Care (Medical Respite) Program. This program is designed to support members who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of losing housing and require a short-term, safe, and stable environment to recover after an illness, injury, or hospital stay. Recuperative Care provides.

• • Temporary housing

• • Three meals per day
  • Daily non-clinical wellness check-ins
  • Coordination of medical care
  • Housing navigation support

This service creates a critical bridge between medical recovery and long-term housing stability, ensuring members receive compassionate, structured support during the healing process.

Web pages

• Home - https://myisi.net/
• Housing Assistance - https://myisi.net/services/housing-assistance/

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) operates the Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) program to help eligible Ukrainian arrivals and others displaced from Ukraine secure stable housing and work toward self-sufficiency in California.

Services include:

• Rental assistance for up to six months, covering up to 50% of monthly rent
• Maximum housing benefit of $10,000 per household
• Support with security deposits and utility payments
• Light-touch case management for housing stabilization
• Required participation in employment service activities

Additional details:

HAU is available to people paroled into the United States between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024. New applications must be submitted by September 30, 2025.

Services may continue through March 2026 for those enrolled before the deadline.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.cdss.ca.gov
• Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) Program - https://www.cdss.ca.gov/ukraine-resources/hau