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Organization Name
American Family Housing, previously known as Shelter for the
Homeless
Organization Mission
Our mission is to provide emergency, transitional, and permanent
-affordable housing, as well as counseling and life skills training,
to equip homeless and low-income individuals and families to improve
their lives and become self-supporting members of society. |
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| Main Services Provided |
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Emergency Shelter for unaccompanied
adults for up to 120 days through ISN (Interfaith Shelter Network)
and SHIP (Self-Help Interfaith Program) |
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Transitional Housing for single mothers, families,
and unaccompanied adults for 12 months to two years |
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Permanent Affordable Housing for clients who have
achieved self-sufficiency. AFH makes every effort to place graduating
transitional clients into our own affordable units when available. |
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Haven is our NEW transitional supportive housing
program for unaccompanied adults who would like assistance with substance
abuse, mental health, or other challenges that prevent them from becoming
self-sufficient. Felonies, lack of employment, or being on probation
are not barriers to entering the Haven program. |
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| Accomplishments |
| AFH got its start in 1985 when Founder &
Executive Director Jim Miller began delivering food, blankets, and clothing
to those in need. AFH now has over 330 units of emergency, transitional,
and permanent affordable housing. In 2008, we served 1,097 people. |
| Greatest Needs |
| Our clients are required to attend classes
at our Midway City headquarters on Monday and Tuesday evenings. We are
in desperate need of dedicated, reliable volunteers who love to hold babies
and work with young children. Contact Joyce at 714-897-3221 x115 or jmurphy@afhusa.org.
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| Contact Info |
Cathleen Murphy, Program Development Director
cmurphy@afhusa.org
714-897-3221 x112 |
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