Housing Stability Clinic

The Housing Stability Clinic (HSC) serves as a central access point for individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis.

Participants can meet with Together staff to discuss their housing situation, identify immediate needs, explore available community resources, and determine whether Together or one of our community partners may have services that can help.

Depending on a household's circumstances and available resources, support may include:

Housing problem-solving
Homelessness prevention
Diversion and rapid exit services
Rental or utility assistance when funding and eligibility allow
Housing navigation
Connections to community resources
Referrals to appropriate housing programs
Assistance obtaining identification and other documents
Benefits and resource navigation
Connections to employment supports
Coordinated Entry assessment or connection when appropriate

Visiting the Housing Stability Clinic does not guarantee financial assistance or placement into a housing program. Available services depend on individual circumstances, program eligibility, funding availability, and community resources.

Our goal is to make sure participants leave with a better understanding of their options and the next steps available to them.

Omaha Housing Stability Clinic

2419 Leavenworth Street
Omaha, NE

Walk-In Days: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
Walk-In Entry: 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Participants should arrive during the walk-in entry window. Services may continue beyond 2:00 p.m. for individuals who have already checked in.

Council Bluffs Housing Stability Services

Together also provides housing stability services in Council Bluffs for Iowa residents.

Walk-In Days: Monday and Wednesday
Walk-In Hours: 1:00–3:00 p.m.

830 N 14th Street
Council Bluffs IA SUITE 101

Losing housing can have lasting consequences for individuals and families.

Together's homelessness prevention services work with eligible households who are at risk of losing their current housing. Depending on available funding and program requirements, assistance may include housing problem-solving, landlord engagement, resource navigation, and financial assistance designed to help resolve an immediate housing crisis.

Because funding sources and eligibility requirements change, Together staff work with each household to determine what resources may currently be available.

Sometimes the best opportunity to resolve homelessness is before someone enters the homeless response system — or as quickly as possible after homelessness begins.

Diversion and Rapid Exit services use participant-driven problem-solving to identify safe housing options, community supports, and resources that may help individuals and families avoid or quickly exit homelessness.

Solutions look different for every household and are developed collaboratively with the participant.

Together's Rapid Re-Housing programs help eligible individuals and families experiencing homelessness move toward permanent housing.

Rapid Re-Housing may include:

Housing search and navigation
Landlord engagement
Short- or medium-term rental assistance
Case management
Connections to employment, benefits, and community resources
Support addressing barriers to maintaining housing

The goal is to help participants obtain permanent housing and build the stability needed to maintain it.

Permanent Supportive Housing combines long-term housing assistance with individualized supportive services for people who have experienced homelessness and face significant barriers to maintaining housing independently.

Together works alongside participants to support housing stability while connecting them with health care, benefits, community resources, and other services based on their individual goals and needs.

Permanent Supportive Housing recognizes that housing itself is an essential foundation for health, stability, and quality of life.

Street Outreach

Not everyone experiencing homelessness can access services by walking through an agency's doors.

Together's Street Outreach team meets people where they are.

Staff engage individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness throughout the community, build relationships, assess immediate needs, provide essential resources, and help connect people with housing and supportive services.

Street Outreach may include:

Engagement and relationship building
Basic-needs and survival resources
Housing-focused conversations
Connections to shelter and community resources
Assistance obtaining identification and documentation
Coordinated Entry connections when appropriate
Connections to health and behavioral health resources
Housing navigation and ongoing engagement

Outreach is grounded in dignity, respect, harm reduction, and the understanding that trust can take time.

Connecting Healthcare and Housing Stability

Housing is a health issue.

People experiencing homelessness or housing instability often interact with hospitals and healthcare systems while simultaneously trying to navigate housing, benefits, transportation, food, and other basic needs.

Together works with healthcare partners to bring housing expertise closer to where people are already receiving care.

Through our Health & Housing partnerships, including our work with CHI Health, Together staff work alongside healthcare teams to identify housing needs, connect patients with housing resources, and improve coordination between healthcare and the community's housing response system.

This approach moves beyond simply providing a referral.

By connecting housing and healthcare systems, Together and our partners can work toward addressing the circumstances that affect both a person's health and their ability to remain safely housed.

For individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness, accessing disability benefits can be an important step toward long-term stability.

Together provides SOAR — SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery services to eligible individuals who may qualify for Social Security disability benefits.

SOAR is a specialized, evidence-informed approach designed to improve access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) for eligible adults who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness, medical impairment, and/or co-occurring substance use disorder.

Together's trained staff help eligible participants navigate the complex disability application process and coordinate documentation needed to support their application.

SNAP Employment & Training

Housing stability is closely connected to economic stability.

Together's SNAP Employment & Training services help eligible SNAP participants address employment barriers and work toward their employment goals.

Participants may receive individualized support with:

Employment planning
Job searches
Résumé development
Applications
Interview preparation
Connections to training and education
Employment-related resources
Identifying and addressing barriers to employment

The goal is to help participants build pathways toward employment and greater economic stability while remaining connected to other supports they may need.

If you are seeking housing assistance, bringing available documentation may help staff better understand your situation and determine what resources may be available.

When possible, consider bringing:

Photo identification
Social Security cards or other identification documents
Current lease or rental agreement
Eviction notice or court documents
Utility shutoff notice
Proof of household income
Recent pay stubs
Benefit or award letters
Documentation of child support or other income
Landlord contact information
Any documents related to your current housing situation

Do not avoid seeking help simply because you do not have every document listed above.

Staff can talk with you about your situation and help identify what documentation may be needed for specific programs.

When you visit Together for housing assistance:

1. Tell us what's happening.
Staff will ask questions to better understand your current housing situation and immediate needs.

2. We'll explore your options.
Together will review potential programs, resources, and community connections that may fit your circumstances.

3. Eligibility may need to be determined.
Some services have specific requirements established by funders or government programs.

4. Financial assistance is not guaranteed.
Funding availability changes, and not every household will qualify for financial assistance.

5. We'll work to identify a next step.
Even when Together cannot directly provide financial assistance, our goal is to help participants understand other resources or options that may be available.