Housing Navigation is a support service for people with disabilities that determines which housing options best support individual needs.

How do I know if Housing Navigation is right for me?

Housing Navigation may be the right choice if you are:

• A parent of an adult child with a disability, and you want to plan for their future;
• An adult with complex housing needs due to a disability;
• Looking for community-based living options and you need support;
• Living with family, and you are ready for more independence;

What is a Housing Navigator?

A Certified Housing Navigator has completed an intensive training course offered by the NY Housing Resource Center, a division of the NY Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation.

How does Housing Navigation work?

Housing Navigators use a person-centered approach to evaluate each person’s financial resources, benefits, support needs and lifestyle preferences. This process is outcome-oriented and time-limited. There are three stages:

1. Initial housing assessment
2. Development of a housing plan
3. Implementation of the housing plan

Why choose WIHD for Housing Navigation?

As a University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), WIHD provides a unique level of expert knowledge to the disability community in the Hudson Valley. Our Housing Navigators are also Self Direction Brokers, with extensive experience managing the complex systems required for the successful creation and ongoing management of Self Direction budgets. They work closely as a team to provide best practice solutions to the individuals they support.

I want to learn more. How do I do that?

Email us at: csn@wihd.org and we will set up a time for an initial intake to determine if housing navigation is right for you.