Casa Cerrillos Supportive Living Program offers transitional housing in a 28-unit efficiency apartment complex to homeless adults with physical or mental disabilities, often with co-occurring substance abuse issues. Residents pay below-market rent based on income and can stay from a few months to several years depending on their needs. On-site counselors and program managers offer a full range of supportive services, from life-skills training to help obtaining benefits, to assist residents in becoming independent. During 2007, 65 percent of residents leaving the program did so to move into permanent housing.
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