Qualifying Disability & Homelessness Verification

Eden Village defines a chronically homeless person as – an unaccompanied homeless person (a single homeless person who is along and is no part of a homeless family and not accompanied by children) that meets 3 specific criteria. The following questions will determine your eligibility for Eden Village.

Knowing that…

• Episodes (“occasions”) of homelessness are broken up by and period of time where the client was housed for 7 days or more
• Transitional housing and hotels or motels paid for by the client are classified as housing for those eligibility purposes
• The following are classified as emergency shelters: HCHV contract beds and hotels or motel is paid for by charitable organizations or by federal, state and local government programs (TDCJ, HOPWA, etc.)
• Institution stays of less than 90 days are considered a continuation of homelessness, if the client entered from a place not meant for human habitation, emergency shelter or save haven; if the institution stay is greater than 90 days, this constitutes a break in homelessness.

IMPORTANT! Meeting the qualifications of this form does not complete the process for applying to Eden Village. The next step in the process is to complete the Application Form.