|
New Destiny's housing development philosophy is rooted in a belief that safe, stable permanent housing provides families with a solid foundation to rebuild their lives. We believe that when housing is combined with appropriate services in permanent housing families have the best opportunity to build the kind of life they desire.
The services we provide are considered "service-enriched" -- not as intensive or encompassing as those available in traditional supportive housing. Yet this approach is more appropriate to our higher-functioning tenant population.
Our distinctive permanent housing model integrates quality, affordable, non-stigmatizing, green housing with services tailored to meet the needs of very-low income women and children coming from the domestic violence shelter system and other lower-income families from the community.
The on-site programming delivered through our Family Support Program is an integral part of New Destiny's housing development program, creating an empowering environment that encourages independence and self-sufficiency.
In permanent housing, the utilization of services must be voluntary. As a result, the Family Support Program blends social services with community organizing approaches to engage, educate, and support our residents.
- Increase the self-esteem and confidence of women who have experienced domestic violence.
- Empower residents, strengthen families and break the cycle of family violence.
- Stabilize families in permanent housing.
- Prepare residents to seek and gain better employment and succeed in the work place.
Services on site even relatively light services- can provide benefits for the property owner and manager by reducing turnover and eviction, benefits for tenants by helping them address problems before they become crises, and benefits for the community by helping households at risk of homelessness remain in permanent housing rather than resorting to higher-cost City shelters.
Tenants in service enriched housing also make good neighbors. New Destiny encourages tenants to be leaders not only in their building community, but on their block and in the larger community as well.
|
