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Housing

A home is where
recovery takes hold.

It is hard to heal from anything while living on the street. The Life Link helps people who are unhoused find a safe place to live, and helps people on the edge keep the home they have.

At a glance

462
households housed or kept from losing their home in FY2026
88%
of people in our permanent supportive housing stay housed
#1
provider of permanent supportive housing in northern New Mexico

FY2026 is July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Our approach

Housing First, and never housing alone.

We follow Housing First: a person does not have to earn a home by getting sober or finishing treatment first. A stable home comes first, because everything else is easier from there.

We often house the people with the highest need on the community waitlist, the ones other programs pass over. And because housing sits inside The Life Link, a new tenant is already linked to therapy, psychiatry, peer support and case management down the hall.

How we help

Permanent supportive housing

Long-term rental help for adults with disabilities who have been homeless, paired with support to stay housed. Tenants pay about 30% of their income toward rent.

Rapid rehousing

Short-term rental help that moves people from the street into a home quickly, with regular check-ins along the way.

Homeless and eviction prevention

Help with back rent, utilities and forward rent so a household facing eviction can stay where they are.

Move-in assistance

Deposits, application fees and first month's rent: the costs that keep people stuck even when they have found a place.

Affordable set-aside units

Reduced-rent apartments at partner properties across Santa Fe and Los Alamos, held for people we serve.

Housing for survivors

Transitional and emergency housing for survivors of human trafficking, linked to our aftercare team.

Behind on rent or utilities?
Need help with a deposit?

Short-term assistance may be available. Call The Life Link Housing Department at (505) 395-2531 to get screened.

Help depends on available funding and eligibility.

Call (505) 395-2531

A stable home is the first link. Health, work and family all get easier from there.

What makes it work

No hoops first

Services are always offered and never required to get or keep a home.

The hardest cases

We take referrals for the most vulnerable people on the waitlist, not the easiest to place.

Care next door

Housing staff work hand in hand with our clinical, outreach and peer teams.

Get started

Housing Department
(505) 395-2531

Where: Housing Department, Saint Michael's Building, 2000 St. Michael's Drive

New to The Life Link? You can walk in for Treat First onboarding, no appointment needed.

In crisis? Call 988 (mental health) or 911 (medical).

Help us forge the next link.

For nearly 40 years, The Life Link has reached the neighbors other systems miss. Your gift helps keep this work going.

Connected care

One agency. Every link in the chain.

Community Support (CCSS)
Treatment
Outreach
Clubhouse
Human Trafficking Aftercare

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