Home Β» About Us Β» Our Programs. The typical length of stay is six weeks. This project was supported by Award No. Children living with us are eligible for on-site childcare, elementary school, after-school programs, summer camp, and tutoring. Resident children attend groups to learn about safety planning and healthy relationships. But mostly, they have fun! With community partners, The Spring provides a safe and confidential location for pets to stay while their families are in the shelter.
We offer classes to survivors to help them prepare for self-sufficiency. Class topics include computer training, resume writing, financial literacy, and social-emotional intelligence. A specially-trained Economic Empowerment Advocate works individually with survivors, and in small groups, to address the economic conditions that create barriers to the long-term independence and safety of survivors and their children. We assist survivors with safety planning, supportive counseling, advocacy, linkage to community resources, support groups, and assistance filing Injunctions For Protection.
At any given time, as many as 48 women and children live in our unit apartment complex after having permanently left abusive relationships. Some of the adult residents are enrolled in college or enhanced job training programs, while others are working to save money so that they may rebuild their financial independence. Each family signs a one-year lease and pays a significantly reduced portion of their rent and utilities.
This program provides homeless survivors with financial assistance to help them move into permanent housing. The survivor receives housing case management services that assist the family in finding appropriate safe housing and creating an individualized housing stability plan to ensure long-term ability to remain stably housed when the program ends.
The housing case management services can last up to 12 months and throughout that time the participant receives assistance with establishing goals, increasing their income, and referrals to mainstream benefits.
