Shelter
Single residents live 3-4 to a bedroom. Families are housed in their own rooms. Residents share kitchens, baths, living rooms, laundry and lounge areas. Residents are responsible for their own cooking; Trust House residents may visit our food pantry if they need assistance with groceries.
Case Management
Trust House residents meet at least once per week with a Case Manager. The Case Manager assists residents in development of goal's for their stay at Trust House. The Case Manager also provides residents with referral information for services Trust House cannot provide.
Skills Development for Self-Sufficiency
Trust House offers programming that aims to make residents more successful at maintaining self-sufficiency. Skills Development programming is offered each Thursday evening. Skills Development programming addresses; health, income development, job skills, education, housing and financial literacy.
Credit Remediation, Budgeting and Savings
Residents at Trust House are assisted in obtaining a credit report and developing a strategy to improve credit scores. Two household budgets are developed. One budget anticpates expenses while at Trust House; the other anticipates expenses after a resident has obtained permanent housing. Residents are asked to save 60% of take home pay after their first thirty days. Households are encouraged to develop a savings goal that considers; rent, security deposits, utility deposits, pantry expense, moving costs and rainy day savings. |
