Section 8 Family Unification Program

The Family Unification Program (FUP) is a collaborative effort between the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) and the Department of Families and Children (DCF).

Program Guidelines and Information

The Family Unification Program provides Section 8 tenant-based vouchers  to:

1. Families with children in placement who have substantially complied with all the DCF service plan tasks, but do not have permanent or adequate housing to which their children can be returned;
2. Families for whom lack of adequate housing is the primary factor in the threat of or imminent placement of the family’s child, or children in out of home care;
3. Survivors of domestic violence with their children who have not secured permanent, standard, replacement housing, and
4. Youth ages 18 to 24 who are homeless or at risk of being homeless, those who left foster care at age 16 or older, or those who are within 90 days of leaving foster care.

How it works:

The FUP program provides Section 8 tenant-based vouchers to FUP eligible families referred by DCF. All conventional Section 8 HCVP program requirements apply.

Who is eligible:

All applicants must meet one of the four program criteria listed above and have an open DCF case at the time of referral, selection, and when the voucher is issued.

Application process:

DCF refers eligible clients to EOHLC and its corresponding regional administering agency when vouchers are available.

Grants:

The Family Unification Program serves at least 187 households throughout the Commonwealth.

For further information:

Please contact the Bureau of Rental Assistance at [phone] or your DCF case worker.