Become a Resident
We offer
- A safe place to live while putting your life back together
- Low monthly rents
- Case management, which includes:
- Help with accessing needed services
- Assistance with setting personal goals such as gaining education/job training, finding permanent housing and attaining financial independence and stability
- Group living environments, which include:
- Clean and sober living
- Shared living spaces and chores
- Regular house meetings
- Group education meetings twice per month to learn various skills
- Additional support, which includes:
- Nurturing Parent parenting classes
- Tenant Education of Clark County (replaces Ready to Rent)—how to be a great renter
- Women Helping Women-woman-to-woman mentoring program
- HOPE Program job specialist assistance
Please note: we do not allow pets.
Requirements
Potential residents must meet the following criteria:
- Be a single woman or a woman with children who is homeless.
- Complete the entire application packet.
- Be willing to develop a self-sufficiency plan with a case manager, and demonstrate a commitment to fulfilling that plan.
- Have a protection order if involved in a domestic violence situation.
- Exhibit a commitment to recovery and participate in an aftercare program if there is a history of drug/alcohol abuse.
- Exhibit a need for, and the potential to benefit from, cooperative group living, supported housing and access to community resources.
Application
Download application cover sheet (PDF)
Download application (PDF)
Submit your application in-person to us at this address:
2500 Main Street, Suite 120
Vancouver, WA 98660
When housing becomes available, we will screen qualified applicants to determine whether or not we have an appropriate opening for you. You can expect to receive a letter during the next two weeks stating that we have received your completed application.
If your application is incomplete, you will not be contacted and your application will be discarded. Please keep us informed if your contact information changes, so that we can reach you if housing becomes available.
You do not need to call and check on your application, we will contact you when housing becomes available.
Second Step Housing does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, political belief, marital status, veteran's status, or the presence of any sensory, physical or mental disability in any aspect of housing.