Programs

  • Save the Family Homelessness Program

    SAVE THE FAMILY PROVIDES A THREE-TIERED APPROACH TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS: 1) HOUSING (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND RAPID REHOUSING); 2) CASE MANAGEMENT; AND 3) WRAP-AROUND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN. FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH OUR FAMILIES, ADULTS, AND CHILDRENS EMPOWERMENT SERVICES (FACES), WHICH INCLUDES: CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PARENTING CLASSES, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, AND PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH. PERFORMANCE DATA INDICATES THAT 85% OF THE FAMILIES EXITING SAVE THE FAMILY EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING AFTER SAVE THE FAMILYS ASSISTANCE ENDED, 67% OF FAMILIES INCREASED INCOME, 81% OF FAMILIES SHOWED IMPROVED PARENTING SKILLS, LIFE SKILLS, MENTAL HEALTH, RELATIONSHIPS AND SELF-IMAGE, AND 91% OBTAINED AND REGULARLY ACCESSED HEALTH CARE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE PROGRAMS SHOWED IMPROVEMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING (70%) AND 71% OF YOUTH MAINTAINED REGULAR ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, STF BEGAN A PILOT PROGRAM-STEP UP TO INDEPENDENCE (STEP UP). THIS NEW PROGRAM MODEL TARGETS HOMELESS FAMILIES LIVING DOUBLED UP, IN MOTELS, IN THEIR CARS AND IN OTHER TEMPORARY SITUATIONS CURRENTLY UNSERVED BY FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR UP TO TWO YEARS. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LONG TERM VOCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT, FINANCIAL PLANNING AND SAVINGS. PERFORMANCE DATA INDICATES THAT 75% OF PARTICIPANTS SUCCESSFULLY REDUCED DEBT, 100% INCREASED THEIR WAGES, 100% IMPROVED THEIR PARENTING SKILLS, 50% INCREASED THEIR SAVINGS AND 100% OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN YOUTH PROGRAMS. SAVE THE FAMILYS FAMILIES, ADULTS AND CHILDRENS EMPOWERMENT SERVICES (FACES) STAFF PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (CAREER SERVICES, ADULT SERVICES AND YOUTH SERVICES) TO LOW-INCOME TENANTS LIVING IN OUR AFFILIATE ARM OF SAVE THE FAMILYS (ARM) SCATTERED SITE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. PERFORMANCE DATA INDICATES THAT 52% OF ARM SCATTERED SITE TENANTS ENGAGED IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE FACES PROGRAM. SAVE THE FAMILYS FAMILIES, ADULTS AND CHILDRENS EMPOWERMENT SERVICES (FACES) STAFF PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (CAREER SERVICES, ADULT SERVICES, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND YOUTH SERVICES) TO LOW-INCOME TENANTS LIVING AT OUR AFFILIATE ARM OF SAVE THE FAMILYS (ARM) ESCOBEDO AT VERDE VISTA LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECT (LIHTC). PERFORMANCE DATA INDICATES THAT 52% OF ARM'S ESCOBEDO AT VERDE VISTA FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, SAVE THE FAMILYS FACES STAFF PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (CAREER SERVICES, ADULT SERVICES AND YOUTH SERVICES) TO LOW-INCOME TENANTS LIVING AT OUR AFFILIATE ARM OF SAVE THE FAMILYS VALOR ON EIGHTH LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECT (LIHTC). PERFORMANCE DATA INDICATES THAT 94% OF ARM'S VALOR ON EIGHTH FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $4.5M

  • Program 1 [2024]

    SAVE THE FAMILY FOUNDATION OF ARIZONA (SAVE THE FAMILY) PROVIDES A FOUR- TIERED APPROACH TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY: 1) HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES; 2) HOUSING (TRANSITIONAL, RAPID REHOUSING, AND STEP UP TO INDEPENDENCE); 3) CASE MANAGEMENT; AND, 4) WRAP-AROUND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN. FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH OUR FAMILIES, ADULTS AND CHILDREN'S EMPOWERMENT SERVICES (FACES), WHICH INCLUDES: CAREER SERVICES, PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES, AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES. PERFORMANCE DATA INDICATES THAT 78% OF FAMILIES EXITING SAVE THE FAMILY'S HOUSING PROGRAMS EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING, 66% OF FAMILIES INCREASED OR MAINTAINED INCOME, 97% OF FAMILIES IMPROVED SCORES ON THE HOMELESSNESS STAR, AND 91% OF FAMILIES OBTAINED AND REGULARLY ACCESSED HEALTH CARE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. CHILDREN AND YOUTH ENGAGED IN CHILDREN'S SERVICES ALSO ACHIEVED SUCCESS WITH 84% DEMONSTRATING IMPROVED SCORES ON THE YOUTH STAR. SIX YEARS AGO, SAVE THE FAMILY BEGAN A PILOT PROGRAM - STEP UP TO INDEPENDENCE HOUSING. THIS NEW HOUSING MODEL TARGETS HOMELESS FAMILIES LIVING DOUBLED-UP WITH OTHER FAMILIES OR IN OTHER TEMPORARY, OFTEN CROWDED, SITUATIONS CURRENTLY UNSERVED BY FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR UP TO TWO YEARS AND FOCUSES ON HELPING FAMILIES STABILIZE, DECREASE DEBT, INCREASE INCOME, FOCUS ON SAVING, AND BUILD FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. PERFORMANCE DATA INDICATES THAT 76% OF PARTICIPANTS SUCCESSFULLY INCREASED INCOME AND SAVINGS WHILE REDUCING DEBT. SAVE THE FAMILY'S FAMILIES, ADULTS AND CHILDREN'S EMPOWERMENT SERVICES (FACES) STAFF PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES, AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES) TO LOW-INCOME TENANTS LIVING IN OUR AFFILIATE ARM OF SAVE THE FAMILY'S (ARM) SCATTERED SITE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. PERFORMANCE DATA INDICATES THAT 58% OF ARM SCATTERED-SITE TENANTS ENGAGED IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE FACES PROGRAM. SAVE THE FAMILY FACES STAFF PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (CAREER SERVICES, PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT, AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES) TO LOW-INCOME TENANTS LIVING AT OUR AFFILIATE ARM OF SAVE THE FAMILY'S (ARM) ESCOBEDO AT VERDE VISTA LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECT (LIHTC). PERFORMANCE DATA INDICATES THAT 80% OF ARM'S ESCOBEDO AND VERDE VISTA FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, SAVE THE FAMILY'S FACES STAFF PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (CAREER SERVICES, PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT, AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES) TO LOW-INCOME TENANTS LIVING AT OUR AFFILIATE ARM OF SAVE THE FAMILY'S VALOR ON EIGHTH LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECT (LIHTC). PERFORMANCE DATA INDICATES THAT 64% OF ARM'S VALOR ON EIGHTH FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. IN TOTAL SAVE THE FAMILY SERVED 701 FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNES AND POVERTY, INCLUDING 1,040 CHILDREN.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3.4M