Who Can Apply
People wishing to apply for housing must:

• Be diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness;

• Be consistently able to function at a moderate to high level in daily living skills;

• Have been in compliance with medications and ongoing treatment by a clinician and/or psychiatrist for a minimum of one year; any hospitalizations within the past year will be reviewed and may result in an ineligibility determination.

• Possess no history of harm to self, suicide attempts for a minimum of one year from the date of the application. (All cases of applicants possessing a history of repeated incidents over time will be further reviewed.)

• Have no risk of inflicting child abuse, destruction to property, or engagement in threatening or verbally abusive behaviors for a minimum of one year from the date of the application. (All cases of applicants possessing a history of repeated incidents over time will be further reviewed.)

• Any incidence of violent acts against another will be investigated and may be grounds for exclusion from the program.

• If individual has a dual diagnosis, he/she must be drug and/or alcohol free for a minimum of one year and be actively participating in some form of substance abuse treatment and/or involvement with a 12-step recovery program or alternative recovery support program;

• Submit a physical exam report from a licensed medical professional that has been performed within the past six months that includes a negative/inactive (non-contagious) result on a TB skin test, and/or have a current clear chest x-ray, or be receiving active TB treatment;

• Give consent for a state criminal record check in all states of present or past residence;

• Be willing and able to share household expenses, responsibilities, and assist in creating a supportive and caring environment with others residing in the housing unit if applicable; and

• Be engaged or be willing to be engaged in meaningful regular activities at least 3 days per week. Acceptable activities include, but are not limited to: Employment, Volunteer Work, Day Treatment, Continuing Education, etc.

• Agree to be compliant with all New Beginnings, Bluegrass, Inc. rules and requirements.

• Agree to Section 8 application

How To Apply
To apply for housing with New Beginnings Bluegrass Inc. you must:

1. Complete all application forms listed below and submit them to New Beginnings Bluegrass Inc.

• housing application

• reference list (with at least two references)

• notice of privacy practices and consent to use and disclose your health information

• authorization for release of information

• financial information

• interest and activity survey

• survey of life skills (one to be completed by the person seeking housing; one to be completed by their therapist/case manager)

• diagnostic overview

2. If eligible, applicant will be scheduled for an initial interview shortly after receipt of completed application or placed on a waiting list for an interview if there are no openings.

3. If applicant is appropriate for the program, a subsequent interview will be scheduled and applicant will either be given a move-in date or placed on a waiting list if there are no current vacancies.

Download a printable application here or request an application by mail.

Call our staff at (859) 245-2400 for confidential assistance in completing application forms.