Serving Families With Minor Children
What makes Always Home unique is that we only serve families with custody of minor children and we work proactively to prevent homelessness before it happens.
Our programs are designed to:
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Problem-solve with families to find solutions to their housing crisis;
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Reduce the number of families being evicted or spending time in the stressful state of emergency shelter or homelessness; and
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Give families opportunities to build housing stability and resiliency.
Three families Share their Stories
Shelter is Never a Destination
Aja
Twylah & Julio
Jill
Over Four Thousand Children
Over the past five years, Always Home has responded to the emergency housing needs of 2,147 families. That's a total of 7,005 family members including 4,127 children under the age of 18. For a quick snapshot of our most recent fiscal year data, click here.
Case management is the primary tool Always Home's staff uses to stabilize a family's housing and prevent homelessness or shelter stays.
We work alongside parents to:
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Develop housing stabilization plans
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Provide budget counseling
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Foster communication between the tenant and landlord
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Improve tenancy skills
Families who need assistance to preserve existing housing situations or create new ones may receive one-time help with security deposits, first month's rents, current rents and/or past-due rents. By intervening early in a family's housing crisis, when a parent is behind on rent or needs help with a car repair or childcare costs, we help families overcome their housing crisis and build better housing stability going forward.