OUR IMPACT

Housing
First

Without housing security, women and their children don’t feel safe enough to move forward. With the security of a home, employment, education and financial freedom are within reach.

Trauma-
Informed

Because the majority of families who experience homelessness have been impacted by trauma, our approach is to understand what happened to the individual and to their family members, so that we can help them heal and move forward.

Integrated
Services

A comprehensive approach ensures families’ long-term success. Every family is encouraged to participate in ALL of our services that meet their needs. Our core programs also integrate employment and economic mobility supports to help participants increase income and build financial independence.

Cycles of
Well-Being

For women with children, financial well-being and emotional well-being are equal parts of the whole. Our model addresses both equally and systematically, to create a cycle of well-being for the whole family. 

Each year, we invest $18,281 per child in high-quality early education, which returns an estimated $133,451 in lifetime benefits—including better school success, higher earnings and improved health—multiplying every dollar more than sevenfold over a child’s life.

For every $13,241 we invest to house a family for one year, we generate approximately $26,322 in value through reduced shelter use, emergency healthcare, justice system involvement and Child Protective Services involvement—nearly doubling our investment each year.

For every $1,579 we invest in financial coaching and credit building, participants experience an average $4,000 in financial improvement—including increased income, more savings, less debt and stronger credit. That’s a return of $2.54 for every dollar spent.

One hour of counseling costs $237, but over the next 12 months, that hour leads to about $2,695 in benefits—from improved mental health to reduced crisis care use—making every session a powerful, year-long investment.