Solving homelessness is not just about housing.
Seacoast Family Promises develop innovative solutions and form strategic partnerships in the greater Seacost of New Hampshire to meet the needs of families with children experiencing homelessness.
We understand that family homelessness is a complex issue that requires comprehensive, innovative solutions, fueled by local partnerships, generous supporters, and committed, compassiobate volunteers.
Our holistic approach to the crisis of family homelessness includes four key areas of focus: prevention, shelter, stabilization, and housing.
Disrupting the Cycle of Homelessness
Preventing families from spiraling into homelessness is an essential part of the Family Promise mission. Seacoast Family Promise offers a variety of strategies to ensure the people we serve do not fall into the cycle of housing instability that can devastate families and alter the course of children’s lives, including:
- Safe, family-oriented shelter and day center access
- Intensive case management
- Financial education including debt reduction, budgeting, savings and financial management and other critical life skills training
- Access to support services and referrals
- Housing assistance
- Good tenancy and landlord relation support
- Employment and education evaluation and resources for advancement opportunities
- A community of support in a caring and nurturing family-friendly environment
Shelter and Support
In 2020, COVID-19 changed our program significantly, however, the option to close our doors was never considered. The previous rotational schedule of overnight hosting in faith community buildings came to a shrieking halt. Seacoast Family Promise purchased of a building known as the Joshua House in Greenland, New Hampshire, from Bethany Church.
Guided by trained overnight staff, our families enjoy individual family rooms and a home-like setting. There they receive home-cooked evening meals prepared by hundreds of community residents and prepare for the following day.
The families embark on their daily routines, leaving the Joshua House at 7:30am and utilizing the day center, where our professional staff provides case management, financial planning, education and employment search, resume writing, and referrals for medical, dental, mental health resources and individualized care.
