Our Home

Affordable housing with case management

Our Home focuses on stabilizing homeless families who have a family member with a chronic disability. Located in central-rural Minnesota, Our Home provides affordable housing with supportive case management. The capacity of Our Home Permanent Supportive Housing is eight households. Case coordination works with individual members to create a family development plan that is reviewed weekly. Family development plans will address the underlying causes that contributed to becoming homeless and work to encourage behaviors that create stability.

• Residents pay no more than 30% of their adjusted income
• Each household lives in their own unit and is responsible for unit care and upkeep
• Participants retain occupancy as long as they qualify for the program

How we help

To qualify for Our HOME

• Currently a homeless parent with minor children
• Be disabled or care for a disabled child
• Capable of providing written verification of custody, disability and homeless status

Services

• Assistance with employment, parenting/life skills, budgeting, debt reduction, organizational skills, housekeeping and home management.
• Coordinate family development plans with county family services, employment & training, special education cooperatives, mental health services and substance abuse management.
• Advocacy with education, medical and mental health service providers, jobs and training, social security, social service, child protection and probation services.
• Weekly family development plan meetings to create goals, address gaps, and celebrate successes
• Community outreach activities to facilitate social skills, volunteer experiences and pre-employment opportunities
• Transportation assistance for case planned activities
• Community life skill groups to learn new behaviors and practice new skills
• Housing placement assistance for relocation to permanent housing in community at large