Emergency Housing Assistance
Home for Families embraces a holistic, strength-based, housing-first philosophy in serving families and youth challenged with housing insecurity. Our case managers first work with clients to provide immediate housing interventions and then create individualized stability plans to address each client’s unique needs.
Case managers provide stabilizing assistance in a variety of areas including, but not limited to:
- Applying for benefits to increase household income
- Finding or improving employment
- Sourcing healthcare and childcare services
- Repairing credit
- Obtaining legal services
- Enrolling in educational/vocational opportunities
Each stabilization journey requires different strategies and services that consider a client’s strengths, experiences, circumstances, and goals for their future.
Those in need of urgent shelter can call the Homeless Hotline at 614-674-7000. Youths ages 18-24 can also reach out to Huckleberry House’s CARR Team.
Our Housing Programming
Rapid Re-housing: We work with families currently in shelter who are referred to us for assistance moving into stable housing.
Homeless Prevention for Expectant Mothers: We help stabilize housing and provide supportive services to improve the health and well-being of mother and child.
Housing Assistance for Transitional Age Youth: We offer housing assistance and programming uniquely designed to meet the needs of young adults aged 18-24.
Success and Resiliency Bridge Programming: We work with Columbus State college students in the Success Bridge Housing Stabilization Program to provide housing assistance and supportive services. We also partner with the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio, Ohio Means Jobs, Goodwill Columbus, New Directions Career Center, and Roads2Work Franklin County, among other organizations, for the Resiliency Bridge Program to provide housing assistance to clients obtaining a vocational education in fast-growing, downturn-resistant, high-paying job fields.
