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congregate housing

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congregate housing

Also called supported housing,with private living quarters and shared dining and social areas. Housing for the elderly and disabled is generally congregate housing, as are dorm rooms for students.



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The plan is to eliminate homeless shelters in the city within three years, replacing them with Housing First programs that provide apartments, single-room occupancies, or congregate housing locations.
However, there is much debate as to whether dispersed housing provides enough units for former congregate housing tenants.
USDA's Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Loan program, which makes loans for the construction and rehabilitation of rural multifamily properties, has a Congregate Housing Services subprogram that requires the provision of supportive services.
 
 
 
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