Membership Restrictions

S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. has strict policies on member restrictions. If you fall into one of the following categories S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. will not accept you as a member. If you fall into one of the following categories and falsify your Membership Application, you will be permanently removed and banned, furthermore where applicable by law, S.A.F.E. may decide to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.

The categories are as follows:

Domestic Violence, Sexual Predators, Sex Offender’s and Pedophiles:

If you have been convicted of domestic violence or as a sexual predator you will NOT be approved as a member, S.A.F.E. will not extend an offer of membership to anyone who has been convicted of domestic violence, has been determined by court to be a sexual predator or determined by court to be a convicted pedophile. Anyone who lies about a conviction of any of the above will be permanently removed as a member, and permanently banned, and if allowable by law will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law by S.A.F.E. for willfully falsifying information to S.A.F.E.

We work with getting victims of domestic violence and others in similar circumstances back on their feet, and we DO NOT accept those who have been convicted by a court of law of the above terms.

Addictions – Drugs, Alcohol, and Gambling:

S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. Ministry is unable to accept anyone that is wholly addicted to any type of drug, addicted to alcohol and is considered an alcoholic, or who is addicted to gambling in any way. Anyone who is considered addicted to any of these MUST seek professional help and be found legally and professionally “of sound mind” before being considered to become a member.

S.A.F.E. does not allow any type of addiction use, drug, and alcohol or gambling at or in ANY transitional housing by S.A.F.E., this includes any type of marijuana. Anyone found to be using any substance will be permanently removed as a member.

Furthermore anyone found falsifying information about drugs, alcohol, or gambling addiction to become a member will be permanently removed and banned from being a member. Where allowable by law, S.A.F.E. will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law for falsifying information.

Mental Health: (Each person Applying MUST be considered legally "of sound Mind")

S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. Ministry is available to help all those in need, however every member is expected to be able to handle life as it happens, each member is expected to be able to perform everyday tasks with reasonable accommodations, each member should be able to understand simple information and be able to communicate effectively. S.A.F.E. allows for physical disabilities, however if anyone applying for a membership has a mental health issue that keeps them from living their life under standard abilities, they must seek help from a proper facility in order to become a member, S.A.F.E. is not able to accept those with severe mental health issues or mental illness. Those with the aforementioned mental health issues must seek professional treatment and be proven healthy enough to live on their own and be able to accept responsibilities including but not limited to ability to make payments on time, understand and follow simple instructions, etc.

If anyone that has mental health issues has a full time care giver that lives with them, and can handle the membership terms, they must apply themselves. Each person MUST be “of sound mind” to be accepted as a member.

Criminal Background:

S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. will perform a criminal background check on each of its members, understand that S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. does not except as members anyone who has a major criminal background such as any type of felony as an example, anyone charged and convicted of murder, sexual assault, rape, kidnapping, or any other serious felony. Furthermore if you falsify your application about a criminal background, S.A.F.E. Housing Inc., will where applicable pursue all legal avenues for falsifying the application. If anyone has received anything such as a home, or otherwise and it is determined that they falsified the application about a major felony, the member in question will be required to release the property to S.A.F.E. and will be permanently removed and banned as a member.