[What?]
Comprehensive, individualized service planning for moms (aged 13-21) and children who are already homeless or at risk of becoming homeless because of unstable living situations, due to poverty and abuse.
[How?]
- Home-based case management visits and mentoring
- Advocacy for mainstream resources
- Life skills training
- Crisis intervention
- Parent-child relationship building activities
[2008 Accomplishments]
- Served 61 Moms with 69 children
- Provided 2,170 hours of parent support groups
- Provided more than 5,200 hours of individual case management
- 100% of clients’ children over the age of 2 were up to date with their suggested immunizations. (A 2003 government study reported that only 76% of children living below the poverty level were fully immunized by age 2).