Programs

  • Host Homes Program

    HOST HOMES ARE AN INNOVATIVE, CARING, AND SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTION TO PREVENT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. THE HOST HOMES PROGRAM RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND SUPPORTS LOCAL HOSTS/ FAMILIES TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOMES TO OUR COLLEGE-AGED YOUTH STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO FELL INTO HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE THEY AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE WITHOUT A FAMILY. YOUTH CAN STAY FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS FOR FREE WHILE RECEIVING WRAP-AROUND SERVICES, LIFE SKILLS COACHING, AND ASSISTANCE IN FINDING LONG TERM HOUSING. WE ARE THE ONLY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROVIDER IN OUR CITY. OUR CURRENT PLACEMENT IS HOPING TO STAY THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS AS ITS THE FIRST FAMILY HES HAD AFTER 8 YEARS IN GROUP AND TRANSITIONAL HOMES.TWO YOUTH SERVED IN 2023.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $65.6K

  • Tiny House Construction Program

    OUR TINY HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH HIGH POTENTIAL YOUTH WHO ARE AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE AND AT RISK OF HOMLESSNESS TO BUILD TINY HOMES ON WHEELS. PARTICIPANTS BASIC NEEDS ARE CARED FOR INCLUDING A SAFE TRANSITIONAL HOST HOME WHILE THEY BUILD AND ADDITIONAL WRAP-AROUND SERVICES, INCLUDING LIFE SKILLS COACHING IN AREAS SUCH AS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND FINDING A JOB. YOUTH PARTICIPANTS ARE TRAINED IN CONSTRUCTION SKILLS AND HIGH ACHIEVERS WHO CONTRIBUTE SWEAT EQUITY AND THEIR OWN FUNDS BECOME TINY HOME OWNERS. FINALLY FAMILY HOMES HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN YOUTH CONFIDENCE AND SKILL SETS AS THEY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. TWO YOUTH WERE SERVED IN 2023. ONE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT BUILT.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $61.9K

  • Family Care Program

    FAMILY CARE IS A PROGRAM FROM FINALLY FAMILY HOMES TO SHOW CARE FOR OUR FOSTER YOUTH LIKE A LOVING AND CARING FAMILY WOULD. YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE OFTEN HAVE NOWHERE TO GO FOR THE HOLIDAYS, THEIR BIRTHDAYS GO BY UNCELEBRATED, THEY GRADUATE ALONE AND STRUGGLE ALONE. SOMETIMES THEY RUN OUT OF MONEY FOR FOOD OR DIAPERS FOR THEIR OWN BABIES. FAMILY CARE IS OUR RESPONSE TO FILL IN THAT GAP AND GIVE OUR YOUNG ADULTS THE KIND OF CARE, ATTENTION, AND SUPPORT THAT THEIR PEERS WITH PARENTS GET. WERE THERE TO HELP THROUGH HARD TIMES AND CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES. WE PROVIDE HOLIDAY PARTIES AND GIFTS, BIRTHDAY GIFTS AND CAKE, GRADUATION GIFTS AND PARTIES, AS WELL AS HELP WITH BASIC NEEDS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, AND DIAPERS. 103 YOUTH SERVED IN 2023.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $40.4K