Homeless Housing Advocate Program

Mount Carmel’s Homeless Housing program serves community members experiencing street homelessness who wish to enter shelter or permanent housing. This program works collaboratively with the Community Shelter Board. Mount Carmel is one of 16 community partner members working with the Community Shelter Board to address homelessness in our community. Our team must follow the HUD (Housing and Urban Development) guidelines for the definition of street homelessness.

Our team of Housing Outreach Specialists meet with patients on the land to connect community members with shelter, complete the program enrollment process and support with completing housing program applications. While this housing process typically takes more than 12 months or more due to the limited availability of affordable units, the team provides transportation and assistance for community members to obtain the required IDs and documentation to enter housing.

*Please note that a part of the process includes frequent in-person visits from the Housing Outreach team to complete verification of ‘street homelessness’ for each community member seeking services.

For more information or to contact our team about the housing waitlist process, please reach us at housinghelp@mchs.com.

For crisis housing help please call the 24/7 Columbus hotline at 614-234-7000.