Trans and Nonbinary Housing Fund Application

  • Trans and Nonbinary Housing Fund Application

    The Trans & Nonbinary Housing Fund is a project of the Trans & Nonbinary Housing Collective, with funding from the Trans Justice Funding Project, to provide low-income trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people in the Sacramento region one-time financial assistance with move-in costs such as a first month’s rent and deposit, emergency relocation for health and safety reasons, and rent for those financially impacted by COVID-19. Our aim is to support applicants in establishing safe, permanent housing, filling a gap to meet the unmet needs of community members in our region. Rather than provide financial assistance on a first-come-first-served basis, we prioritize applicants who need it the most. Please answer the following questions. Your responses will be kept strictly confidential within the Trans and Nonbinary Housing Collective.
  • Are you submitting this application on behalf of another person?*

  • Eligibility

    Your answers to the following ten questions, based on our eligibility criteria, will be used to determine if you (or the person for whom you’re applying) are eligible for financial assistance from the Housing Fund. For our criteria, visit http://bit.ly/housingfundcriteria.
  • Do you self-identify as trans, nonbinary or gender-nonconforming? (No doctor's note or legal paperwork is required.)*
  • Are you seeking permanent housing in the greater Sacramento region (in Sacramento County or adjacent counties?)*
  • Do you have access to a co-signer on a lease or rental agreement?*
  • Are you in need of housing that is safe, accessible, and affordable?*
  • Do you need emergency financial assistance in order to afford to move in to safe, accessible, affordable rental housing?*
  • Do you need emergency financial assistance with rent payment in order to remain housed, due to COVID-19-related financial impacts?*
  • Do you have a US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Choice voucher (Section 8)? (If no, skip the next question.)*
  • If you have a Housing Choice (Section 8) voucher, have you been able to find a landlord who accepts that type of voucher?
  • Are you 18 years of age or older?*

  • Priority

    Your answers to the following six questions will be used to determine which applicants are prioritized for financial assistance, based on our priority criteria.
  • Are you experiencing abuse or violence in your current living situation?*
  • Are you a trans woman or trans femme?*
  • Are you Black, Indigenous, and/or a Person of Color? (Please check yes if you are Native American, Indigenous, Black, Asian, Middle Eastern and Pacific Islander, or if you have mixed heritage and are not white.)*
  • Are you currently experiencing homelessness, with homelessness defined broadly as lacking a stable indoor living space of one's own? (Check yes if you regularly sleep outside, in your vehicle, squatting, or doubled up at a friend’s, partner’s or family’s home on a temporary basis, if your landlord has recently served you with an eviction notice, or if you are being discharged from a hospital, jail or other institution without a home.)*
  • Are you at imminent risk of becoming homeless in the next two months?*
  • Do you have one or more disabilities? (Please check yes if you consider yourself disabled.)*
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