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  • Avivo Village shines as solution for unsheltered homelessness in Minneapolis

    February 01, 2023 |

    MPR News |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Avivo Village provides shelter for those experiencing homelessness and assists them in securing their own permanent housing. Avivo Village is specifically for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness and offers a safer option than staying in encampments. As of December, Avivo Village helped 119 secure housing and every time a person moves out, the Village moves in someone else from an encampment.

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  • The Georgia House: A place for recovery through love

    January 20, 2023 |

    WEWS-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Avon, Ohio

    The Georgia House provides women in Avon, Ohio, a free place to live and recover from alcohol and drug addictions. Women in the house participate in a daily structure that includes time at treatment centers and group devotionals.

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  • Ahimsa Collective offers 'a new way' forward for reentry

    December 23, 2022 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In Oakland, California, the privately funded Ahimsa Collective offers housing, money for necessities, and restorative justice support services to formerly incarcerated people to ease the pressure of transitioning to life outside of incarceration.

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  • Building a Future for Young Adults Aged out of Foster Care

    November 28, 2022 |

    Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Wayne, Indiana

    The Courtyard is an apartment complex that houses young adults, usually between ages 18 and 24 and focuses on those who have aged out of the foster care system and those at risk for homelessness. To help these young adults in need, The Courtyard has partnerships with more than 20 other local organizations to ensure residents have access to food, education, life skill training, and employment opportunities

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  • Since Keenan House North opened two years ago, it has helped more than 100 people who suffer from mental illness and addiction get help

    October 28, 2022 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    Response Location: United States, North Adams, Massachusetts

    The Keenan House North is a co-ed recovery home in North Adams, Massachusetts, that offers a dual recovery program for people experiencing both substance use disorder and mental health issues for free. While in the house residents must be sober and have access to various forms of treatment and support.

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  • The struggle to help LGBTQ foster youth aging-out of the system with housing continues in Sacramento  

    May 25, 2022 |

    Sacramento News & Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The Fostering Connections to Success Act was designed to help aged-out foster children in need of housing for up to three years. Foster children can choose whether they want to continue living with their foster parents, another guardian or transition into an apartment or college dorm. There’s a group of twelve specialized social workers who work closely with foster care youth to create Transitional Independent Living Plans, which help these aged-out youths transition into housing.

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  • 'A long time coming': House of Tulip puts trans and gender-nonconforming New Orleanians in control of their housing

    May 31, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    House of Tulip is a community land trust that offers affordable housing to transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. After securing seed-funding, the group raised over $400,000 with a GoFundMe campaign that was amplified by social media and national article features. The Trust first rented and later purchased homes to offer zero-barrier housing and office space that serves as a community resource center. The Trust was started by two Black trans women who understood the community’s experiences and the barriers they face. People stay as long as they need and staff helps them pursue other life goals.

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  • Almost a year after opening, Compass House provides direction amid safe surroundings

    January 25, 2021 |

    The Laconia Daily Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Laconia, New Hampshire

    Compass House provides safety and support for women, many of them newly released from incarceration, who struggle with substance misuse issues or mental illness. The transitional housing program is the first of its kind in a state that is sorely lacking in such services. Peer support and professional counseling and treatment can last a year or more. The women in the program, who are at high risk of homelessness without a refuge like Compass House, pay 30% of their income for rent, with the rest of the costs covered by a state agency.

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  • The Cleveland Hostel opens its doors to help homeless

    December 11, 2020 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Pandemic shutdowns have led to empty beds at the Cleveland Hostel which it has offered to local homeless shelters to help lighten their load. Although the hostel only offers several dozen beds, it’s filling a critical need in the community at a time when the coronavirus is expected to lead to higher rates of homelessness.

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  • Housing in Uncertain Times

    December 11, 2020 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Time Out Youth Center (TOY) provides housing support for LGBTQ youth ages 18-24, though youth as young as 11 can access some of the organization’s services. The Host Home Program matches youth with individuals or a family where they can live for up to 90 days. While in the transitional housing program, TOY checks in weekly and provides groceries and transportation. The youth must apply to jobs every day, a minimum of 10 for unemployed youth and 4-6 for those working part-time. As they exit the program, they complete a basic skills course where they learn things like how to read a lease and pay rent on time.

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