Contact Information | Permanent Supportive Housing
Stephanie Straughn, Program Director, Permanent Supportive Housing
(910) 406-2374 | sstraughn@lincnc.org
Samala Smith, Case Manager, Permanent Supportive Housing
(910) 390-2812 | ssmith@lincnc.org
Download: Permanent Supportive Housing flyer
What We Do
The Permanent Supportive Housing program at LINC, Inc. places clients in affordable housing that is combined with support services to address the needs of individuals with justice-involvement, substance use disorder, and/or mental health challenges.
The program is designed to foster independent living skills and facilitate access to healthcare, treatment, and employment services. The Permanent Supportive Housing program supports clients until they are ready to transition into permanent housing. Clients are helped with a customized plan for sustained success.
Who Is Eligible for the Permanent Supportive Housing Program
- Current residents at the M.E. Roberts Transitional Living Campus – OR –
- Clients of any LINC, Inc. program – OR –
- New Hanover County residents in general
- Any gender (residences are not co-ed)
Program participants are required to have one or more of the following:
- Verifiable stable employment or other income
- History of justice-involvement
- Substance use disorder and/or mental health diagnosis
How to Apply
If you are interested in more information about the Permanent Supportive Housing program, contact program staff above. If you are looking for housing, you may complete the application using the Permanent Supportive Housing Application Form on Google.
Note that housing has limited availability and almost always full, but we do maintain a waiting list and try to provide assistance however possible.
Scan the QR code with your phone to open the Permanent Supportive Housing Application Form.
At a Glance | Fiscal Year ending June 30 2024
- LINC currently has 6 total permanent supportive housing units, providing 21 beds
- 58.3% Male, 41.7% Female
- 50% Caucasian, 25% African American, 8.3% Native American, 8.3% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 8.3% Multi-Racial
- Clients served ranged in age from 21-61, with the most popular age range being 40-50 years old (38.5%)
- 66.7% of clients had histories of Substance Use Disorders
- 41.6% of clients had histories of Opioid Use Disorder with that being their primary diagnosis
- 66.7% of clients had histories of Mental Health diagnoses
- 84.6% of clients participated in some kind of education or training course while in the program
- 100% of clients were able to maintain some kind of income (i.e. employment, disability) while in the program
- The average time spent at LINC residences was 473.3 days, or 1 year and 108 days (about 4 months)
- 100% of the clients who reported SUD histories maintained sobriety based on UA test results and all active clients tested negative on their most recent UA test
- 100% of clients fulfilled their rent payments, with only 23% of active clients having to defer to late payments which were then accepted to complete their full payment
