Metro Women's Center Inc.

Transitional Housing - Women

Time-limited housing and support services for individuals and/or families

Description

Provides housing and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless or in need of safe housing.

Transitional housing helps people live independently, address issues that led to homelessness or kept them homeless, rebuild their support network and transition into permanent housing.

The length of time a person can use the program is limited.

Additional Information

A support home is a private, family home where a woman, age 18 or older, can stay during her pregnancy.

The basic areas focused on in a support home will be:

• Financial stability
• Spiritual health
• Parenting plans and education
• Step-by-step future planning

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Anoka County
  • Carver County
  • Dakota County
  • Hennepin County
  • Ramsey County
  • Scott County
  • Washington County

• Specialization
  • Female
  • Homeless
  • People with low income

Eligibility

• Any pregnant woman 18 - 24 years of age, subject to the interview process
• Less than 26 weeks pregnant
• Willing to set, pursue, and achieve goals
• Open to learning new things
• Not have other children in their care
• Able to work at least 30 hours a week