Prevention is the most cost effective way to address homelessness, costing a fraction of rehoming services. The housing instability cycle can devastate families and alter the course of children's lives. Youth are 20% less likely to graduate high school than peers and rely more heavily on public services. One in seven American households are living below the poverty line and a missed paycheck or unexpected expense can fuel a crisis that robs a family of housing. In our community, a minimum wage worker ($7.25/hour) must work an average of 79 hours per week (assuming housing cost's 30% of income) to afford a $700 per month rental. The numbers just don't add up.
The Promise of Prevention Program (POPP) serves families with children using:
Housing focused crisis resolution
Client choice, respect, and empowerment
Maximizing community resources and volunteers
Providing the minimum assistance necessary for the shortest time possible
We pride ourselves in being trauma informed, strength based, equitable and inclusive.
The Promise of Prevention Program (POPP) serves families with children using:
Housing focused crisis resolution
Client choice, respect, and empowerment
Maximizing community resources and volunteers
Providing the minimum assistance necessary for the shortest time possible
We pride ourselves in being trauma informed, strength based, equitable and inclusive.
What Does Prevention Look Like?
Eviction Prevention
Our Eviction Prevention Program includes short term case management (four weeks or less with three meetings or less) to help connect with local tenant legal services, mediating with landlords and when funds are available rent or utility support.
To be eligible for our Eviction Prevention Program we require that residence will be lost within 14 days of date of application for homeless assistance, that no subsequent residence has been identified, that the individual or family lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing and that the eviction process has begun on a lease in a unit.
Our Primary Goal of Eviction Prevention is to stabilize current housing situations if deemed safe and appropriate, only relocating the family if current housing is not safe or not appropriate.
Shelter Diversion
Shelter Diversion is for families currently experiencing homelessness or is in housing that is owned/controlled by someone else like a hotel room, "couch surfing" or being completely unsheltered. We are able to offer through our Shelter Diversion Program Short Term Case Management (four weeks or less with three meetings or less) and as available financial assistance with first months rent, utilities, security deposit, or moving costs.
Eviction Prevention
Our Eviction Prevention Program includes short term case management (four weeks or less with three meetings or less) to help connect with local tenant legal services, mediating with landlords and when funds are available rent or utility support.
To be eligible for our Eviction Prevention Program we require that residence will be lost within 14 days of date of application for homeless assistance, that no subsequent residence has been identified, that the individual or family lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing and that the eviction process has begun on a lease in a unit.
Our Primary Goal of Eviction Prevention is to stabilize current housing situations if deemed safe and appropriate, only relocating the family if current housing is not safe or not appropriate.
Shelter Diversion
Shelter Diversion is for families currently experiencing homelessness or is in housing that is owned/controlled by someone else like a hotel room, "couch surfing" or being completely unsheltered. We are able to offer through our Shelter Diversion Program Short Term Case Management (four weeks or less with three meetings or less) and as available financial assistance with first months rent, utilities, security deposit, or moving costs.