Allied Housing - Linking Affordable Housing with Opportunities for Success

Housing Scholarship Program:
Tri-Valley

Program Description

The Housing Scholarship Program provides rental assistance in the form of a scholarship. Those who apply and receive a scholarship will be offered services that support their goal to become financially independent.

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Referrals & Interested Applicants
Application Process
Basic Eligibility Criteria
Individualized Program Services
Application Selection

Rental Payments
Advisory Board Members
Housing Scholarship Staff
Program Management
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Referrals & Interested Applicants		Application Process

We welcome direct contact and referrals from anyone who thinks they may qualify for a Housing Scholarship. Referrals of potential applicants are accepted from colleges, training and apprenticeship programs, employers, and community based organizations. Interested applicants are prescreened for basic eligibility.

Those who meet the requirements are invited to apply for the Program. If you know someone you would like to refer, have him or her contact the Housing Scholarship Program staff to receive more information.

Application Selection
Program staff present potential applicants to a community based Advisory Board. These will have demonstrated a sound plan for self-sufficiency. Advisory Board members carefully review and discuss the merits of each applicant. The Housing Scholarship Program provides scholarship recipients a recommendation to Property Owners.

Housing Scholarship Program staff meet with each individual applicant to discuss the program. Housing Scholarship staff review career and education goals, income, credit history, need for housing, and the student's plan for financial independence once the scholarship program is completed.

Download an Application!
Now it's easy to apply for our Housing Scholarship Programs. Click on the link below to download the application. Just print it out, fill it out and send it in!

HSP Application
Program Capacity: We are currently only accepting applications for the Tri-Valley HSP. The HSP is currently Full in the City of Alameda.

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Basic Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have gross household incomes less than the following income guidelines:
- Live below the 50% median income for Alameda County or,
- Enrolled in CalWORKs or SSI
Applicants must have an urgent housing need, reside in overcrowded circumstances, and experiencing financial stresses without alternative financial resources.
Applicants must be at least eighteen or an emancipated minor. Households with minor children will be given preferred consideration

Applicants must be enrolled and in good standing in an eligible employer sponsored training program, apprentice training, or education program that will prepare them to earn the living wages of their community.
Applicants must have a realistic plan to become financially self-sufficient within the maximum twenty-four months of receiving a scholarship.
Applicants must currently reside, work or attend school in Livermore or Pleasanton.

Individualized Program Services

In addition to rental assistance for those who have been approved for a scholarship, we offer:
Links to Community Resources Career Assessment Testing and Counseling Job Search Preparation and Supported Searches Rental Housing Resources and Supported Searches Free Credit Report and Budget Planning		Monthly Case-Management Contact Information on Affordable Housing Opportunities Affordable Housing Advocacy Customized Goal Planning

Rental Payments

Property Owners who lease to a Housing Scholarship student can be assured that each student has been carefully selected based on their plan to become financially independent and is working closely with Program staff. Property Owners receive on-time monthly payments directly through Allied Housing, Inc. They also have direct access to Program staff for any problems and concerns they may have.

Scholarship students are responsible for their deposit payment and a portion of their income until fully employed.

Property Owners utilize their leasing agreements without rent or leasing restrictions.

Advisory Board Members

The Housing Scholarship Program thanks representatives from the following community organizations for their valuable contribution.

Tri-Valley

ECHO Housing (Chair)
City of Pleasanton Housing Commission
Eden Information & Referral
Livermore Housing Authority
Las Positas Community College
Tri-Valley Haven
Consumer Resources for Independent Living (CRIL)
Housing Scholarship Alumnae
Tri-Valley One-Stop Career Center

Scholarship selection prohibits discrimination on basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, disability, age, marital status, or children