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| Family Matters
Goals Family Matters helps individual families identify and overcome the root causes of their homelessness while taking a holistic approach to the teaching of life skills essential to obtaining and retaining permanent housing.
The program has the capacity to serve fifteen families in the transitional housing facility. Families stay at Genesis Home for up to twenty-four months, however the average stay at Genesis Home is between eight to twelve months. Ways Genesis Home Helps - Increase the family’s earning potential
- Develop each parent’s life management skills
- Promote physical, emotional and spiritual health
- Encourage healthy familial relationships
- Develop ongoing support systems in the community
Application Process Genesis Home holds interviews when there are openings in the program. If there are two adults in the family, both must attend the interview. At the end of the first interview, if the head of household is still interested, s/he is then given a list of steps that must be completed prior to moving in. Suites are offered to families on a “first come, first served” basis. All family members over the age of eighteen must agree to be enrolled in or attend school, job training and/or find a job if not already working. All members must be actively working or enrolled in an educational program within 30 days of entering the program.
Supportive services such as mental health and substance abuse counseling/treatment are provided by community agencies. Family Services Coordinators work closely with partner agencies to make sure we give the best possible support to program participants.
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