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Transitional Housing

https://hopeandahome.org/services/transitional-housing/

Our Transitional Housing programs provides below-market rental units to homeless and low-income families for up to three years. Once in our program, families work intensively with our professional support staff to identify and break down personal and external barriers to success. We mentor parents and children in their journey from homelessness to permanent housing, from educational failure to success in school, and from instability to stable and nurturing family life.

Related Programs:

Name	Alternative Name	Description
Higher Education for All (HEFA)		Hope and a Home’s Higher Education for All (HEFA) program implements an individualized education plan for each adult and child within each family. The HEFA team ensures that children are thriving in their schools and have what they need to succeed academically. The program staff also work with adults to prepare them for stable jobs that pay living wages. We assess each child’s academic standing, conduct classroom observations, and identify and secure the educational resources that children are entitled to by law: testing, evaluations, and appropriate school placements in public, charter, or private schools; We train parents to serve as educators and advocates for their children. We help them build essential skills to engage in school activities such as parent-teacher conferences; We match our students with volunteer mentors and tutors; We reward students for setting and achieving academic goals for each advisory. One half of the financial reward goes to the student; the other half is deposited in a savings account to be used when the child attends college or vocational school; We provide and promote meaningful after-school and summer enrichment activities that reinforce academic learning; We enroll our children in other DC programs that support higher education for low-income students. We work with adults to identify their academic strengths and weaknesses – sometimes placing them in programs that strengthen their math and literacy skills; and Adults are enrolled in educational, vocational and certificate programs that better position them in the job market.
Mike Young Education Fund		Hope and a Home also provides scholarships for college students through our Mike Young Education Fund (MYEF), as a key part of our college prep program. The program offers an SAT/ACT workshop for its participants and exposes students to various colleges through college tours. Due to the pandemic, this now includes a virtual ACT/SAT Prep Course (Fall/Spring) for our students preparing for college. Students are also counseled as they apply to college and settle on a school. Recently we have connected our High School Students with virtual college tours. We award scholarships through our Mike Young Education Fund to continue supporting students in our program throughout their academic journey. In addition to providing scholarships, staff also assist students to apply for Pell grants, DC TAG, DC-CAP, and other sources of educational support funding. We are proud that MYEF has helped students from Hope and a Home start college year after year.

Service Category: Housing Help Find Housing Long-Term Housing Education Financial Education Care Counseling Home Visiting Skills & Training College Readiness Tutoring Youth Development Daily Life Skills Job Readiness After School Care Mentoring Money Health

Service Eligibility: Household Families

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