Homes For The Homeless Inc

TO PROVIDE HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORT TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.

SEE SCHEDULE OHFH INC. PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO HOMELESS PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, DAYCARE, JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT, FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS, FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING, RECREATIONAL AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND HOUSING PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE. HFH INC. SERVES FAMILIES IN NEW YORK CITY THROUGH FAMILY SHELTERS LOCATED IN THE BRONX ("PROSPECT", "WILLIAMSBRIDGE", AND "ALLIE'S PLACE") AND QUEENS ("SARATOGA").EACH FAMILY RESIDENCE PROVIDES ACCESS TO RESOURCES WHERE RESIDENT FAMILIES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN FIND CLASSROOMS, LIBRARIES, COMPUTER LABS, PLAYGROUNDS, AND COUNSELING CENTERS. ALL OF THESE ON-SITE RESOURCES MAKE THE SITES A PLACE WHERE PARENTS AND CHILDREN CAN LEARN AND GROW AS THEY EMBARK ON THE PATH TO HOUSING AND ECONOMIC STABILITY. MOTHERS DROP YOUNGSTERS OFF AT 3K AND 4K ON THEIR WAY TO WORK, AFTER-SCHOOL TEACHERS GREET KIDS AS THEY COME HOME FROM SCHOOL, AND FAMILIES BOND TOGETHER AT SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS. WHILE STUDENTS TAKE EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS TO MUSEUMS AND CITY LANDMARKS, ADULTS MEET WITH EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING SPECIALISTS WHO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR JOB INTERVIEWS, LEARN VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS, AND FIND APARTMENTS. ON-SITE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LIAISONS WORK TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED IN AND ATTEND SCHOOL. OVERALL, RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE EMBRACED BY A SUPPORTIVE SYSTEM THAT ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO GROW, ACHIEVE, AND SUCCEED.PROSPECT FAMILY RESIDENCETHE PROSPECT FAMILY RESIDENCE SERVES 88 FAMILIES AND APPROXIMATELY 125 CHILDREN ON ANY GIVEN DAY.PROSPECT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTERPFR OFFERS EARLY LEARN AND UPK PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN BORN IN 2018 AND 2019 AND IS STAFFED WITH CERTIFIED TEACHERS, LICENSED BY THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THERE ARE FREE AND LOW-COST OPTIONS: HRA, PA, AND ACS VOUCHERS ARE ACCEPTED.PROSPECT AFTERSCHOOL & RECREATIONCHILDREN AND YOUTH ENROLLED IN PROSPECT'S AFTERSCHOOL AND RECREATION PROGRAM ARE PROUD PROSPECT LIONS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS FIELD TRIPS, DANCE, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, AND TUTORING.PROSPECT FAMILY SERVICES & EMPLOYMENT SERVICESFAMILIES ACCESS A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES AT PFR FROM A TEAM OF HOUSING SPECIALISTS, EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS, CASE MANAGERS, AND CLIENT CARE COORDINATORS. ACCESS TO ON-SITE SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES THROUGH CAMELOT IS ALSO AVAILABLE.WILLIAMSBRIDGE FAMILY RESIDENCEWFR SERVES 88 FAMILIES WITH APPROXIMATELY 125 CHILDREN ON ANY GIVEN DAY.WILLIAMSBRIDGE DAYCAREDAYCARE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE ON-SITE OFFERING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, SUPERVISED PLAYTIME, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 5.WILLIAMSBRIDGE AFTERSCHOOL & RECREATIONTHE WILLIAMSBRIDGE WOLVERINES ENJOY FIELD TRIPS, DANCE, SNACK, DINNER, AND TUTORING.WILLIAMSBRIDGE FAMILY SERVICES & EMPLOYMENT SERVICESFAMILIES ACCESS A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES AT WFR FROM A TEAM OF HOUSING SPECIALISTS, EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS, CASE MANAGERS, AND CLIENT CARE COORDINATORS. ACCESS TO ON-SITE SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES THROUGH CAMELOT IS ALSO AVAILABLE.ALLIE'S PLACE FAMILY RESIDENCEALLIE'S PLACE FAMILY RESIDENCE (APFR), OPENED IN MARCH 2020, COMBINES THE SERVICES OF A TRADITIONAL FAMILY SHELTER WITH A FULL RANGE OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE SHELTER RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUNDVIEW IN THE BRONX. APFR SERVES 99 FAMILIES WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 CHILDREN ON ANY GIVEN DAY.APFR HAS 99 STUDIO UNITS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, GENERALLY ACCOMMODATING A PREGNANT MOTHER OR FAMILY CONSISTING OF ONE PARENT AND ONE CHILD. ON-SITE SERVICES INCLUDE NURSERY/CHILDCARE, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AFTERSCHOOL & RECREATION PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND ACCESS TO ON-SITE SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT THROUGH CAMELOT. APFR IS THE LOCATION OF A 3,200 SQ. FT STATE-OF-THE ART CULINARY EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT CENTER. ALLIE'S PLACE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTERAPFR IS HOME TO THE BABY GATORS, THE NEW MASCOT FOR THE NURSERY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER. THE NURSERY IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS ON-SITE SO THAT PARENTS CAN WORK OR TAKE CULINARY TRAINING COURSES TO PREPARE FOR WORK. THE NURSERY IS OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS.AN NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PRE-K AND 3K PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN FOR ALLIE'S PLACE'S YOUNGEST LEARNERS, PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, SUPERVISED PLAYTIME, YOGA, SOCCER, MUSIC CLASSES AND MORE.ALLIE'S PLACE AFTERSCHOOL & RECREATIONTHE CHILDREN AND YOUTH, AGES FIVE TO 16, WHO ATTEND THE APFR AFTERSCHOOL AND RECREATION PROGRAM CHOSE THE ALLIE'S GATOR AS THEIR PROGRAM MASCOT. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, FROM 3 TO 6 PM, THE AFTERSCHOOL AND REC TEAM PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT CREATES A SENSE OF BELONGING, BUILDS ACADEMIC CONFIDENCE, AND HELPS FOSTER NEW INTERESTS AND FRIENDSHIPS. THEIR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE A FUN, SAFE, AND ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT.ALLIE'S PLACE FAMILY SERVICES & EMPLOYMENT SERVICESAPFR'S FAMILY SERVICES PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FROM A TEAM OF HOUSING SPECIALISTS, CASE MANAGERS, EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS, AND CLIENT COORDINATORS. IN ADDITION, ON-SITE SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH CAMELOT.ALLIE'S PLACE ALSO IS ALSO HOME TO A STATE-OF-THE-ART CULINARY EMPLOYMENT TRAINING FACILITY WITH 3,200 SQ. FEET OF CULINARY, BAKING/PASTRY ARTS, AND BARISTA TRAINING CLASSROOMS TO PREPARE HFH RESIDENTS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THE SOUNDVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD, FOR CAREERS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY.SARATOGA FAMILY RESIDENCESFR SERVES 255 FAMILIES WITH APPROXIMATELY 325 CHILDREN ON ANY GIVEN DAY AND IS HFH'S LARGEST FAMILY SHELTER.SARATOGA EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTEREARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE ON-SITE OFFERING EARLY LEARN AND UPK PROGRAMS FOR 3K AND 4K AS WELL AS A NURSERY FOR ONE AND TWO YEAR-OLDS. TEACHERS IN THE EARLY LEARN AND UPK CLASSROOMS ARE CERTIFIED, AND THE CENTER IS LICENSED BY NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.SARATOGA AFTERSCHOOL & RECREATIONCHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 5 TO 16 ARE PROUD SARATOGA EAGLES. AFTERSCHOOL AND RECREATION INCLUDES SPORTS TEAMS, LIKE SOCCER AND T-BALL, TUTORING, ART AND POTTERY, A YOUTH COUNCIL AND KIDS COUNCIL, MULTIMEDIA PROGRAM, AND SO MUCH MORE.SARATOGA FAMILY SERVICES & EMPLOYMENT SERVICESSFR PARENTS ACCESS A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FROM A TEAM OF HOUSING SPECIALISTS, EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS, CASE MANAGERS, AND CLIENT CARE COORDINATORS.ON-SITE COMPUTER LABS, RESUME HELP, AND A FAMILY WORKS JOB TRAINING PROGRAM HELP PREPARE PARENTS FOR OBTAINING JOBS.THE CLINTON FAMILY RESIDENCE IS HFH'S NEWEST FAMILY RESIDENCE, OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2022. THE SITE SERVES 81 FAMILIES AND APPROXIMATELY 90 CHILDREN ON ANY GIVEN DAY. CLINTON FAMILY RESIDENCE HAS A DEDICATED TEAM WHO WILL WORK WITH RESIDENTS TO ASSIST THEM IN CREATING AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN TO MOVE ON TO PERMANENT HOUSING. AFTERSCHOOL & RECREATION PROGRAMMING OFFERED AT CLINTON FAMILY RESIDENCE WILL BE BE PROVIDED ON-SITE TO FAMILIES WHO RESIDE AT THE RESIDENCE. EACH OF HFH'S AFTERSCHOOL & REC PROGRAMS TAILORS TO THE PARTICULAR INTERESTS AND NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND THE PROGRAM.