Resources

Below are links to resources for PACER’s three-part webinar series, Housing: Starting the Journey.

Resources for All Sessions

• Navigating the Housing and Services Process
• Housing Services Tip Sheets
• One-Page Profiles
• Communication Chart and Instructions

Session 3 | Resources: What Are the Options

• Recording of Session 3
• Slidedeck of presentation
• 20 Revealing Questions that Every Renter Should Ask
• Housing Budget Estimator
• Minnesota Housing: Homeownership is Possible brochure
• Person-Centered Planning Funds through Hennepin County
• About Ablelight
• Ablelight for Parents
• Ablelight FAQs

Session 2 | Resources: How Is It Paid For

• Recording of Session 2
• Slidedeck of presentation
• Health Information Resources
  • How to obtain healthcare supports and services: TEFRA, Medical Assistance and waivers
  • Healthcare services: Personal Care Assistants
  • Planning for the financial future of your child with special healthcare needs: Trusts and ABLE Accounts
  • Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Accounts
• The Will Your Child Qualify for Supplemental Security (SSI) Income?
• Increasing access to federal disability benefits
• Minnesota Department of Human Services Resources
  • Home and Community Based Services Rule: Promoting supports in integrated settings
  • MnCHOICES Steps To Get Help
  • Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA) & MSA Housing Assistance
  • Housing Support
  • Housing Stabilization Services
• Coordinated Entry for MN Housing Providers
• Housing Continuum of Care
• HousingLink: Overview of rental housing subsidy programs (The Big 3)
• US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Resources
  • HUD - Information for Disabled Persons
  • HUD - Reasonable Accommodations and Rights Page for Persons with Disabilities
  • AFFH Fact Sheet: Community Participation and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
  • HUD – File a complaint/contact your regional representative
  • HUD Resource Locator

Session 1 | Resources: How Do We Start

• Recording of Session 1
• Slidedeck of presentation
• Homes for All One Pager 2024
• 2024 State of the State’s Housing Profile from the Minnesota Housing Partnership
• Advocacy Toolkit from The Arc Minnesota
• "Making Your Case:" Techniques and Insights for Effective Comunication Skills in the Legislative Process and How to Positively Influence Public Policy from the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
• Olmstead Implementation Office Brochure

Videos:

• Important to and for from 2:16 to 6:46
• CoHousing Solutions (Opening new browser tab)