The Hope for Families Center, Inc.

In accordance with the McKinney -Vento Act of 1987, HFC identifies areas of needs and is instrumental in assisting with placement in schools. We monitor progress in school and make arrangements for additional support if required.

Additionally, HFC facilitates participation in
extra curricular activities

The Hope for Families Center, serving up to 21 homeless families with children under 18 for 27 years, is the largest shelter in Indian River County. We focus on a program that is designed to provide families with the first step out of homelessness through a participatory service model based on the "hand up" concept of social services. Motivated parents must pass background and drug/alcohol tests and provide mandatory documentation for their children. Each family is assigned a 100 sq. ft. room and share bathing, laundry, dining and family room. We provide a clean, safe place to live with 3 meals a day. Case managers assist parents to find employment, develop a budget, save money, move into permanent housing and enroll children in school, after school/school break enrichment activities or daycare. On average, 64% of residents are children. We follow all who successfully move into housing for 6 months. In 2017-18, 83 heads of household were employed. Sixty-two percent of families successfully moved into permanent housing and 236 children were enrolled in school or daycare. The average stay for a family is 90 days. Up to two 90-day extensions can be provided for each family based on individual evaluation. Program staff meets on a weekly basis to review each family's case to ensure that progress is made toward financial stability goals and to provide holistic case management that navigates families to services in the community to stabilize their lives.

The Hope for Families Center, serving up to 21 homeless families with children under 18 for 27 years, is the largest shelter in Indian River County. We focus on a program that is designed to provide families with the first step out of homelessness through a participatory service model based on the "hand up" concept of social services. Motivated parents must pass background and drug/alcohol tests and provide mandatory documentation for their children. Each family is assigned a 100 sq. ft. room and share bathing, laundry, dining and family room. We provide a clean, safe place to live with 3 meals a day. Case managers assist parents to find employment, develop a budget, save money, move into permanent housing and enroll children in school, after school/school break enrichment activities or daycare. On average, 64% of residents are children. We follow all who successfully move into housing for 6 months. In 2017-18, 83 heads of household were employed. Sixty-two percent of families successfully moved into permanent housing and 236 children were enrolled in school or daycare. The average stay for a family is 90 days. Up to two 90-day extensions can be provided for each family based on individual evaluation. Program staff meets on a weekly basis to review each family's case to ensure that progress is made toward financial stability goals and to provide holistic case management that navigates families to services in the community to stabilize their lives.