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- EIN 36-3347409
- (815) 963-6353
- 107 N 3rd St Rockford IL 61107 USA
- www.rockfordmeld.org
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Causes: Family Services for Adolescent Parents
Mission: The mission of rockford meld is "guiding young parents to build a strong family and lead a responsible life by providing shelter, education, and life skills training. "
Programs: Rockford meld runs a 16-bed homeless shelter and 22 apartment transitional living program for homeless young mothers (ages 18-21) and their children. All clients of this program are provided with case management support as well as education and employment training. The ultimate goal of meld's homeless program is not only to secure permanent housing for these young mothers and their children, but to provide these young mothers with the necessary tools to independently sustain themselves and their children. Grants: cacfp, fema, ysn-dhs, ysn-hud, esg, eth, dceo, small grants.
rockford meld offers weekly support and education groups for young mothers and fathers ages 14-21 years. Groups are held during the school day and community groups are held in local churches. These groups focus on a variety of topics including parenting, life skills, child development and family planning. Grants: rp, uw.
rockford meld runs a homeless prevention and rapid re-housing program for young parents up to the age of 24. This program allows meld to provide case management services and subsidize rent for these families in order to prevent episodes of homeless or rapidly resolve episodes of homelessness. Grants: dceo
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