Transitional Housing Program

Our Program

Facility-based transitional housing for families experiencing homelessness, who are survivors of domestic violence or trauma.

About our Transitional Housing Program

When families come to HEARTH, we help them to become independent and economically self-sufficient with many supportive services, resources, case management and other support services needed.

The families we serve must be:

  • Caring for one to four children up to age 18
  • Motivated to become self-sufficient
  • Committed to completing an educational program
  • Free of substance abuse for 120 days before enrolling
  • Willing to abide by HOMES Program expectations
  • All teenage children must be attending high school full time to live at HOMES

What families agree to do:

  • Follow program guidelines to become economically self-sufficient
  • Pay a program fee equal to 30 percent of adjusted income
  • Take care of their own food, clothing, tuition, cleaning, and child-care needs
  • Attend an educational program
  • Address any issues that would interfere with obtaining or retaining employment
  • To find out if HEARTH is right for your family or someone you know, call HEARTH’s Program Director at (412) 366-9801 x16.

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HEARTH provides:

  • Safe, affordable housing in 20 furnished, two- and three-bedroom apartments
  • Access to resources that help Program Participants complete educational programs
  • Weekly case management meetings to set goals and coordinate resources
  • Weekly personal growth meetings to teach self-sufficiency skills referrals to services such as counseling, child care, and substance abuse support
  • A suburban setting with access to city and county services

Community support has always created the quality of life for families we serve by providing:

  • Primary and secondary education in a local school district
  • Services including tutoring, haircuts, and computer assistance donated by private individuals
  • Goods such as clothing, food, household supplies, personal care items, and gifts donated by private individuals
  • Tickets to recreational, cultural, and sporting events donated by businesses and organizations

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