Emergency Housing Vouchers

The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority has been awarded 343 Emergency Housing Vouchers by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Emergency Housing Vouchers target individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness, survivors of domestic or sexual violence and victims of human trafficking. WHEDA has partnered with the Balance of State Continuum of Care and the Racine City and County Continuum of Care to accept referrals for qualifying households. All referrals for the EHV program must come from the Continuum of Care (CoC); families that believe they may be eligible for Emergency Housing Voucher assistance should contact the appropriate CoC directly.

Please direct questions to ehvprogram@wheda.com.

Racine City And County Continuum of Care
(262) 633-3235

Balance of State Continuum of Care (serving all counties except Racine, Dane and Milwaukee)
(715) 598-3301

The Madison/Dane County Continuum of Care (608-261-9148) and the Milwaukee City and County Continuum of Care (414-286-3647) will refer households residing in Dane or Milwaukee counties to the local housing authorities

Reasonable steps will be taken to ensure meaningful access for households that require assistance due to a disability or limited English proficiency.

Emergency Housing Voucher Program Briefing Audio Link

IMPORTANT: This audio link is only intended for use by the COC case managers and SSOs to brief households who have been referred for the EHV program.

Please use the audio links below in conjunction with the EHV briefing pdf slides to get the full briefing experience if a computer is not available.

EHV Briefing Audio Link

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