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Shelter Application

If you are in need of services, please print the application, sign it and take it into our offices for processing of or Fax (308) 385-5195.

We will also need to do background checks so print and fill in as much of the background check forms as you are able to.

Expectations of Clients

Clients are asked to give a 40hr a week time committment to begin working on thier life changing plan. This committment could include, but is not limited to, job searches, housing searches, interviews, school, job training, support groups, classes, house meetings, counselling, community services etc.

In addition, each client is responsible for the care of their own children, as well as household management duties such as meal preparation and cleanliness.

Policies

Please contact a member of staff in order to discuss our policy and procedures. HH

Our Services

Transitional Shelter: 56 beds. Provides shelter, meals and intensive case management support services to residents who are seeking permanent housing and stability. Individualized case planning within our Stepping Stones Program.

Stepping Stones Program: This is a 5 "Stone" Program within our Transitional Shelter which focuses on 5 key life skill areas to enable self-sufficiency. Stones are Education (Including our SOAR Education program), Employment and Planning, Financial Stability, Maintenance and Housing, and Self-Sufficiency.
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SOAR Education Program: Stands for Skills, Opportunities, Achievements, and Rewards. Components of the program include parenting, budgeting, and fiscal literacy, Financial Peace University, critical thinking, accessing higher education, nutrition education, spiritual life, addiction education, employment skills and job search, and life skills education. Hope Harbor partners with other area organizations to provide these and other class offerings when possible.

Mental Health Matters: Is a program targeted at Transitional Shelter residents who have no private, state, or other benefits which cover mental health therapy. Through MHM these residents are provided with on-site individual or family therapy with a qualified Licensed Mental Health Practitioner at no cost to them. The program is geared towards those who do not already have these supports in place and are not intended to replace current services.

Emergency Shelter: 12 beds. Offers women and children temporary shelter. Length of stay is usually 1 to 3 nights.

General Assistance: Provides the area's near homeless women, children, and families with meals, travel vouchers, clothing, household goods, furniture, hygenie items, and referral services.

Who We Serve

Hope Harbor serves families, women and children who have become homeless due to various situations. These situations include:

  • Injury/Illness
  • Domestic Violence/Abuse (after safety plan has been established)
  • Unemployment/Job Loss
  • Lack of Affordable Housing
  • Those who are employed but do not earn an adequate living wage to meet their basic costs for housing, food, clothing, and medical care.