Martin Luther King Sr Community Resources CollaborativeHelping our Members in Emergencies (HOME) Program
The HOME program serves families and children faced with emergencies and or urgent situations relating to their housing stability and other unforeseen barriers to housing and family economic success, as funds are available.
Families and children faced with emergencies or urgent housing situations
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Funds are used to assist families who need shelter, support to secure housing and move-in funds, or transportation assistance to stabilize to stabilize their living situation and meet their immediate emergency needs.
An indepth intake session determines our services to clients to evaluate their needs and barriers to success.
We have dispersed nearly $1.7 million. These funds have enabled us to prevent evictions, prevent foreclosures, maintain and reconnect utility services, and provided critical transportation support.
Questions
What does the HOME program fund?
Funds are used to assist families who need shelter, support to secure housing and move-in funds, or transportation assistance to stabilize to stabilize their living situation and meet their immediate emergency needs.
How are clients' services determined?
An indepth intake session determines our services to clients to evaluate their needs and barriers to success.
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- Who
- Families and children faced with emergencies or urgent housing situations
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