Building Futures with Women and Children

Housing programs - as lead agency for the housing resource center serving the entire mid county, we provide direct rental assistance and case management services to individuals and families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. We provide relocation and stabilization services, housing searches, outreach to landlords, safety planning, credit repair counseling and legal services referrals. In the past year this program has served 1,084 people in 618 households and provided over $943,000 in direct financial assistance. All of our programs are well coordinated so we are able to address the most critical need of the majority of our clients safe and stable housing. Housing workshops and housing assistance services are a key component of all our programs.

Domestic violence shelter and Community services we operate a 20 bed safe house to shelter Women and Children fleeing domestic violence. This year the safe house provided 7,071 nights of shelter for 78 Women and 35 Children. All residents are provided with three meals a day, showers and laundry facilities as well around the clock staffing to ensure safety. Case management and clinical services are geared to help residents build Futures free from homelessness and family violence and include peer counseling, support groups, and employment and housing assistance. The therapeutic childrens program provides activies for the Children of residents. Parenting groups and clinical counseling are also provided. Domestic violence support groups were provided in the Community to over 160 victims and we trained 30 domestic violence counselors in our 40 hour domestic violence training. We also provide comprehensive support services for a 52 unit secure complex of transtional and permanent housing for victims of domestic violence. At our office at the family justice center we assisted 60 victims of domestic violence to help them avoid becoming homeless or to rapildy rehouse them. Our toll free crisis line responded to over 7,000 calls this year.