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Operates a ten-unit scattered site transitional housing program for homeless women with or without children. Clients coming from the Center's Emergency Shelter or the Women's Resource Center Shelter receive rental assistance and supportive services while residing in scattered site apartments. Services include: case management, assistance in acquiring safe housing, rental and utilities assistance for up to 12 months, life Skills training and goal setting, furniture and household items, emergency food and clothing, art therapy, counseling and legal services, assistance with job training and education, linkages to community agencies, and recreational opportunities.

Provides: Up to five emergency shelter rooms for single parents, referred by Coordinated Entry and verified homeless. Case management consists of budgeting, housing, employment, mental health referrals, childcare referrals and any additional services that are needed for the client to transition to permanent housing. 20 Section 8 single room occupancies (SRO) for women, referred by Coordinated Entry. There is also affordable private pay income based permanent rooms available. Rent is based on fair market value; however, if rent is more than half of the person's income the tenant will only pay 50% of their income. Single females persons may apply in person at office on Lime and Orange or online.

Offers transitional housing. Provides case management, goal planning, transportation, referral, and other supportive services.

Provides housing and supportive services to veterans with histories of homelessness, substance use, and/or varying degrees of behavioral health challenges. Programs include Hospital to Housing, Intensive Transitional Housing, Bridge Housing, Emergency Residential Services, and Transitional Housing for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness.

Offers a faith-based transitional housing shelter who genuinely desire to recover from addictive behaviors. Requires each man to work a steady 40-hour work week. Clothing, food, counseling, and recovery classes are provided.

Offers semi-supervised housing programs for young adults to transition from homelessness. Provides services to individuals and families that may otherwise not qualify for housing with property management companies or other landlords, due to poor credit, limited income, or inability to pass a background check.

Provides transitional housing (six to twelve months) for individual women and families with children.

Offers a transitional housing program for transgender women who identify as Black/Indigenous/People of Color (BIPOC).

Provides short-term host homes as an intervention for youth who are currently experiencing homelessness. Also helps find subsidized housing for qualifying youth. Youth receive access to benefits and resources within the community as an additional benefit.

Offers rental assistance, shelter assistance, information and referral, bridge housing, transitional housing, medical assistance transportation, volunteer income tax assistance, and financial assistance with transportation and child care for eligible participants.

Evening and weekend referrals not available. No walk-ins accepted. Shelter and transitional housing program for homeless adult men and male veterans and non veterans, 18-65 years old. Individuals are initially accepted for 45 days, but that can be extended if the program is right for them. Case managers assist residents in obtaining services and establishing a plan for self sufficiency.

Provides a thirty-day residence for parents and guardians with children 18 and under experiencing homelessness in Lackawanna County. Services include: shelter, case management, transportation, linkages to community resources, medical assessment, and health service referrals, and life skills through a trauma informed lens.

Operates a 23-unit youth residence for underhoused and homeless adult women and single mothers ages 18 to 26. Provides comprehensive social, psychiatric, recreational, counseling, legal, and other supportive services in a shared-housing residence.

Offers two and three bedroom apartments for rent. Program goals includes employment and permanent housing. An income is NOT required to enter the program.

Provides a 30 day emergency shelter for women, men and children, providing a safe place to stay while working to secure permanent housing, case management, life skills education, employment readiness, and financial literacy.

Offers programs and services for residents of the greater Pottstown area including adult programs, community recreation and education, food and nutrition programs, family counseling/casework, housing/residence services, visitation services for older adults, and worship services (Christian).

Provides temporary housing for single women with or without children. Offers two programs: Short-term and Homeless prevention. In the Short-term, works towards attaining permanent housing and in the Homeless Prevention program women strive to maintain existing housing. The goal of both program is to provide women with the tools and resources needed to attain the maintain their financial independence and ultimate self-sufficiency through life skills training and education.

Provides transitional housing and case/care management programs for low-income families with children.

Supportive housing for chemically dependent and homeless men and women.

Provides transitional housing to any individual that is 18 years or older. 25 room occupancy, with one handicap accessible unit. Serves anyone from any area, not just Chester County.

Provides housing and supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness and have mental health and/or substance use disorder diagnoses.

Offers a 13-month residential life recovery ministry designed for those who have expressed a desire to change their lives, both physically and spiritually. Encourages individual accountability and responsibility using a Biblical based class curriculum, work assignments, and counseling.

Provides emergency transitional housing for women and children. Works in conjunction with advocates and agencies to offer relevant and supportive intervention services when necessary. Offers a safe place where formerly homeless women can finish education, get jobs, and learn skills needed to transition into a more independent life.

Provides HUD-based housing assistance for people living with HIV, housing 39 individuals living with HIV and their families.

Does NOT provide emergency shelter/housing. Education-based program that provides services to women and children experiencing homelessness and poverty. The following services are provided:

• Housing: Provides a safe and secure environment in which residents are able to focus on achieving educational and life goals. Their model includes a private room for each family and shared living space among all resident families.
• Education: Consists of two tracks: High School Equivalency and Post-Secondary. Upon acceptance to the program, a woman without her high school diploma will be enrolled in their on-site high school equivalency degree program where she will receive a written IEP (Individual Education Plan) and one-on-one instruction. A woman who enters their program having completed high school or previously attained her high school equivalency/GED will be enrolled in their post-secondary track.
• Life Skills: Provides workshops and resources for families residing at Milagro House including budgeting