Family Case Management
Bridging the Gaps Through Case Management
Family homelessness in Franklin County has been on the increase over the past several years. This crisis has resulted in numerous service conditions: more emergency food and heating requests, long waiting lists for public housing and rental assistance, increases in requests for public assistance - in other words, increased multiple basic needs of families requiring service coordination and management. The Homeless Families Foundation Program Staff can assist client families through:
Linkage to supportive services :housing options, mental health services, substance abuse, pregnancy support, domestic violence, parenting and nutrition support;
Weekly women's and men's peer groups with focus on building healthy families;
Monthly Resident meetings conducted by Resident Leaders in which issues are discussed in an open forum, and a resident of the month has been selected for an outstanding accomplishment or achievement;
Client meetings twice weekly with a Case Manager to focus on personal and family goals, including acquiring/ maintaining permanent housing; Monthly individual budgeting counseling for families;
Year around sports activities for the youth in the program to build team and social skills;
A year round education center program to assist in stabilizing, nurturing, and providing support for the academic, social, recreational, and psychological needs of homeless and at-risk children in elementary and middle school; the program includes both After School and full time Summer Programs.
