HAIL is a voluntary housing association, with approved status from the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government and set up as a limited company with charitable status. HAIL is managed by a voluntary Board of Directors.
HAIL receives Capital funding from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government under the Schemes available to the Voluntary and Co-Operative Housing Sector.
Hail receives funding from the Homeless Agency and the Health Service Executive towards the provision of its Settlement/Support service to assist tenants integrate into their local communities, maintain links with mainstream physical and mental health services, maximize social, educational and employment opportunities thereby sustaining their tenancies.
Not all our developments are 100% funded and in such cases HAIL fundraises by organizing flag days, coffee mornings, mini-marathons etc.
We also receive funds from various charitable trusts, e.g. People in Need Trust, Katherine Howard Foundation, Civil Service Charities Fund.
HAIL has properties in the greater Dublin area, from Tallaght to Clondalkin, Ballymun, Raheny and then closer to the city.
We have recently acquired 4 apartments in Celbridge, Co. Kildare in partnership with Respond! Housing Association and with the co-operation of Kildare County Council.
HAIL's particular brief is to provide an appropriate and specialized housing service for people with mental health difficulties.
However on a green field site HAIL also provides general needs accommodation including bungalows specially adapted for wheelchair users.
HAIL only open a waiting list when we have accommodation coming on stream. For the special needs accommodation, people are referred through the relevant social services in the area e.g. psychiatric services. We also take referrals from housing associations providing transitional housing or hostel accommodation e.g. Rendu Apartments, Daisyhouse, FOCUS Ireland, SIMON.
Our general needs accommodation is allocated to people on the local authority waiting list for the area.
We usually have a waiting list of 10 people for each apartment on offer. Initial referral is by letter from the relevant agency. HAIL them sends out a form to the referring agency requesting back ground information on the person, e.g. the length of time they are in that service, preparation for independent living, profile of life skills, etc.
A form is also sent to the applicant and we look for a family member or close associate to act as sponsor for the person. This is to ensure back-up support for the HAIL support/settlement service.
When a person is interviewed for HAIL accommodation we take into consideration their current housing and their suitability for independent living.
We try and house people in areas where they have supports rather then move them from one side of the city to the other.
The rent payable is individually assessed on a per-person basis
Only if you want to. HAIL provides some shared accommodation for people who need additional supports. Our property in Belvedere Road provides shared accommodation for 5 women who share a 5 bedroom house. When these women feel ready to move on we try and house them within HAIL by moving them to an apartment or flat where we can continue to support them.
Yes, of the 10 people that were housed in Belvedere Road, one is the original tenant who prefers the security of having others living in the house. Some of our other properties have 2 people sharing who have never moved on.