HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (HIP)

Low-income elders (defined as 59 years of age)

Must not own a home or transferred a home in the past 10 years

If the applicant owns a home, it must be substandard, and a report from the tribal inspection office must be submitted to the HIP office with details of the inspection of the home.

Only enrolled members of the EBCI can be served.

You must live on tribal property. We do not serve land outside of tribal property

Must not have been convicted of a drug charge or felony in the past 7 years

All applicants will be screened with a background check and a drug test

All persons with any charges will be reviewed by the committee for service

No one that is listed on the registry for or has charges pending for sexual assault or pedophilia is permitted to live in a tribal HIP community.

Scattered sites will be reviewed by HIP Committee

All applicants must submit paperwork to the HIP office before the application can be processed

Proof of income of all persons in the household EBCI Enrollment Card/Social Security Card of all persons in household

Proof of Land Ownership for Scattered Sites (Must only be in the name of applicant)

Proof of Disability from Social Security or Veterans Administration

Drug Test and Background Checks will be done by the HIP Office

APPLICATIONS

Scattered Sites and Tribal Owned Homes
Guidelines and Policies Apply: A Copy of the Policy will be given with application

Applications can be picked up at the Cherokee Boys Club, Inc. HIP Office located near the Ginger Lynn Welch Complex. Just look for a line of yellow school buses.

All applications will be approved or denied by the HIP Committee. A letter will be sent out to HIP applicants once the HIP Committee has made a decision.

The HIP Office will assist all applicants as needed. Appointments are requested for applications. If you want an application, contact the office, and one can be mailed, or a time for pick-up can be given.

Physical Address: 52 Cherokee Boys Club Loop, Cherokee, NC 28719

*Applications are not emailed because of the size of application