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Causes: Emergency Assistance, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Shelters, Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: To strengthen families with children in their efforts to achieve stability and self-sufficiency by providing access to all encompassing services.
Programs: Senator philip d. Lewis homeless resource center (hrc): the organization is a partner agency of palm beach county's homeless resource center (hrc) which opened in 2012. The hrc serves as palm beach county's "front door" for access to homeless services. The organization operates the family division and provides homeless families with assessments, case management, access to mainstream resources, vital shelter and housing services, and permanent housing. 86% of families who were housed by the hrc maintained stable housing after one year. 7,524 individuals were served during the fiscal year.
project s. A. F. E. (stable, able, family environment): project safe is a permanent supportive housing program for homeless families partially funded by hud. The program consists of 32 units of agency-owned housing and is currently the largest permanent housing program for homeless families living with a disability in palm beach county. The program offers intensive case management and supportive services to all residents. 67% of the families participating in the program increased or maintained their income during the fiscal year. 124 individuals were served during the fiscal year.
housing stabilization program: the housing stabilization program provides homeless prevention services to families who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Families receive case management, financial assistance, and other supportive services to help them remain in their home. This program prevented 167 palm beach county families from becoming homeless and allowed them to remain stably housed during the fiscal year. In addition, 84% of the families served in the prior fiscal year remained stably housed after agency assistance. 619 individuals were served during the fiscal year.