Housing & supportive services helped families and individuals overcome homelessness through affordable housing and supportive services to empower families to stabilize their lives, build new skills, decrease their utilization of emergency services and keep families united and safe. While each program has specific eligibility criteria & requirements, all programs are united by philosophy, core services & service delivery methods that equip & empower participants to achieve foundational stability (i.E. Stable housing), improve their economic resources & increase their self-sufficiency. They link affordable housing to customized support services; use the whole family approach; operate collaboratively; are case management-driven & participant centered; employ outcome-based evaluation; and incorporate research-based tools, strategies and best practices. YWCA's transitional housing program (thp), established in 1984, creates a path out of homelessness for single parent families with moderate to high barriers to housing stability. A family centered program, thp provides life changing case management, advocacy, training & support that helps parents achieve stable housing & employment and supports the needs of their children through direct service and connection to community resources. Families spend up to 24 months stabilizing their lives & building skills while living in a YWCA owned/operated transitional housing site. Participants that complete a year are eligible for a section 8 rental voucher which helps them maintain affordable housing in the community & reduces the chance of repeat homelessness. Permanent supportive housing (psh) serves 1 & 2 parent families identified as having the highest complexity of barriers to housing stability, including chronic or long-term homelessness, a diagnosed physical/mental disability &/or chronic illness such as HIV/aids. Families work to achieve stable housing & independent living and are supported through case management, coaching, training services & connection to community resources. Families reside in YWCA owned/operated housing or housing in the community. Families are eligible to access a section 8 voucher after a year in the program. They participate as long as they choose, provided they continue to meet eligibility requirements. Psh has served the community since 1995.

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