This information is intended to provide a general overview and does not include all requirements. You may need to contact your case manager or EDEN to learn whether you qualify and how you may apply. Please note the waiting list information and whether you will need a case manager to complete your application.

Only approved agencies may submit TANF applications. (At this time, private doctors, Social Security offices, or welfare offices cannot apply for TANF funds.) Interested clients should contact their agencies and not EDEN regarding this assistance.

• Applicants must meet HUD’s definition of chronic homelessness. This means the applicant is currently living in an emergency shelter or on the streets for one year or more, or has had 4 or more episodes of homelessness within 3 years.
• Applicants must have a documented disability. Priority is given to applicants with mental illness, drug/alcohol dependency, or HIV/AIDS.
• Applicants must meet Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit Income Guidelines.
• Full-time students are not eligible for this program.

• Applicants must meet HUD’s definition of homelessness or chronic homelessness. This means the applicant is currently living in an emergency shelter, on the streets, or in transitional housing after coming from a shelter or the streets.
• Applicants must have a documented disability. Priority is given to applicants with mental health illnesses, chemical dependencies, or HIV/AIDS.
• Applicants must meet Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit Income Guidelines.
• Full-time students are not eligible for this program.

There is a waiting list of at least one year, and as long as several years, for this program.

EDEN owns and manages over 80 properties throughout Cuyahoga County. These properties provide permanent housing opportunities for individuals & families that have a household member diagnosed with a mental illness and are low-income. EDEN acts as a landlord in this program, and tenants receive support services from outside agencies as needed. A tenant’s rent/utilities is based on 40% of the tenant’s adjusted monthly income. Applicants can be referred via a contract agency of the Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board (CCCMHB). Interested clients should contact their agencies and not EDEN regarding this assistance.

Qualified applicants will be placed on a waiting list and should expect to wait up to five years or longer before accessing the program.

EDEN manages this 9-unit HUD building in Cleveland Heights. Each unit is a two bedroom apartment and is shared by two mental health consumers. This is permanent housing through HUD as long as the tenant remains in the building. The tenant’s portion of rent/utilities is based on a percentage of income.

This HUD-subsidized building has 7 units, and each unit is shared by either two or three roommates. Applicants must have a severe mental illness to apply. The tenant's portion of rent and utilities is based on percentage of income. Eligible applicants are strongly encouraged to apply through their mental health agencies.