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TO PROVIDE QUALITY COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BENEFITING AT RISK AND DISADVANTAGED RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN BROWARD COUNTY,FL.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING YOUTHS PROGRAM - PROVIDING FURNISHED, SUBSIDIZED RENTAL APARTMENTS FOR UP TO 21 YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-24 (AND THEIR CHILDREN) WHO HAVE AGED OUT OF THE STATE'S FOSTER CARE AND RELATIVE CARE SYSTEM, TOGETHER WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT (INCLUDING PAID INTERNSHIPS, JOB AND LIFE COACHING, FINANCIAL CAPABILITY CLASSES, AND PLACING YOUTHS IN SCHOOL) WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING THIS AT RISK POPULATION ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROGRAM -IT IS THE MISSION OF H.O.M.E.S. TO SUPPORT LOW INCOME AND SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS / RESIDENTS WITH HOUSING NEEDS. THE MISSION INCLUDES SUPPORTING LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS BY ADVOCATING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT HELP BUILD THE SUSTAINABILITY OF COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS - H.O.M.E.S. INC. ATTENDS MEETINGS AND PARTICIPATES IN THE BROWARD COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE; THE FLPD TASK FORCE FOR ENDING HOMELESSNESS (THE LEADING AGENCY PROVIDING OUTREACH AND HOUSING SERVICES TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN BROWARD COUNTY);THE MIDDLE RIVER TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND THE CENTRAL CITY ALLIANCE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE 13TH STREET ALLIANCE)TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, LOCAL MERCHANTS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO REIMAGINE FORT LAUDERDALE.

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL RENTAL PROGRAM - PROVIDING QUALITY RENTAL APARTMENTS AND HOMES AFFORDABLE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND QUALITY OFFICE SPACES AVAILABLE TO LOCAL NONPROFITS.

NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM - WORKING WITH LOCAL BUSINESS GROUPS, CIVIC GROUPS AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT SINCE 2008 TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN FOR IMPROVING AND TRANSFORMING THE CENTRAL CITY CRA (THE AREA WHERE THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES AND PROPERTY ARE LOCATED) IN FORT LAUDERDALE, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. BEGINNING IN 2017, THIS PROGRAM IS BEING EXPANDED TO THE BROWARD MUNICIPAL SERVICE DISTRICT AREA, WHERE THE ORGANIZATION AND OTHER NONPROFITS ARE BUILDING RESIDENCES.HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM - UTILIZING THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN FACILITY AND ADJACENT GARDEN SPACE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S CAMPUS, THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VARIOUS AT-RISK COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISE, GARDENING, COOKING, MEAL PLANNING, NUTRITION CLASSES, RECEIVE FRESH FOOD DISBURSEMENTS, AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS IN ADOPTING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE, AND TO SHARE INFORMATION AND TOOLS WHICH FACILITATE THIS.