Homeless Prevention

FAMILY H.O.P.E. CENTER

The CAC Family H.O.P.E. Center is a nonprofit homeless prevention program operated by the CACFC.  The Family H.O.P.E. Center finds innovative ways to address family and individual homelessness through the promotion of housing stability, supportive services, and customer empowerment.  By shutting the front door to homelessness we may reduce the cost of homelessness, in both human and monetary capital, by preventing its occurrence in the first place.

At the core of the Family H.O.P.E. Center's Mission are the following 4 tenets:

HOUSING:  Promotion of housing stability
OPPORTUNITY:  Creating opportunities for families to reach self-sufficiency
PREVENTION:  Preventing individuals, families, and children from becoming homeless
EMPOWERMENT:  Providing support and empowerment to assist customers in reaching their goals
 

History

Governor Ted Strickland, the Department of Development and the Department of Job & Family Services provided funding to create 5 homeless prevention pilot programs in the state of Ohio to determine the cost effectiveness and viability of combining homeless prevention funds along with case management to decrease the number of individuals who experience homelessness each year.  Since that point in time the program has morphed into funding provided through the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program.

Partners

Ohio Department of Development

Department of Job & Family Services

Community Research Partners

Clinton County Services for the Homeless

Highland County Community Action

Pickaway County Community Action

Ross County Community Action

Mission

It is the mission of the CAC Homeless Prevention Program to find innovative ways to address family homelessness through the promotion of family stability and cost reduction of homeless programs through preventing  families and their children from becoming homeless in the first place.

Services:

• Rental Assistance
• Case Management                                                    
• Budgeting/Credit Counseling
• Benefit Bank Counseling Services
• Employment Counseling
• Community Referral

Staff:

Christina Blair, Case Management Supervisor
Penny Good, Homeless Prevention Specialist
Lindsay Minzler, Intake Specialist
 

Hours:  Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Necessary Documents:

• Proof of imminent eviction
  (letter, 3, 10, or 30 day notice, or court ordered eviction
• ID's (Adults)
• Social Security Cards (Family)
• Past 120 Day Income
• Proof of Assistance
• Most Recent Bills