Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter

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DUE TO LACK OF SPACE, WE NEED TO PLAN AHEAD FOR EXPECTED DONATIONS.

Please call Lauren if you have any questions at 949.631.7213

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Emergency Shelter Program - Our program is one of only three family emergency shelters in Orange County. For a maximum of 30-days, we provide case management, two meals daily, hot showers, laundry facilities, hygiene supplies, bus vouchers for work and/or appointments, free phone and message center and referrals to other programs and other essential services. We can serve up to 40 individual family members at any one time and an average of 240 families annually. Our staff provides the support and encouragement to enable residents to adjust and to formulate an effective and realistic plan to start back on the road to self sufficiency.

First Stage Transitional Program - The residents participate in a nine-month program which focuses on finding full-time employment, saving at least 70% of their income, participating in life skills classes, on-site mental health therapy, correcting credit reports, developing budgeting/money management skills and establishing short and long-term goals with their case manager.

Second Stage Transitional Program - After graduating from the First Stage Transitional Program, families have achieved a level of financial and emotional stability and move to off-site apartments. For an additional 15 months all of the skills related to sound financial planning, balancing family and work, and maintaining a home are put into action. Families pay up to 30% of their income for rent, all utilities, buys groceries and household needs. Our case management and mental health team continue to provide support services to ensure that each family has the opportunity and capacity to create a better life and obtain permanent housing.

Homeless children face many challenges and emotional pain, because they do not experience life as other children do. Our shelter continues to be unique in accepting both boys and girls from infancy to the age of 18. Many times older children are not permitted entry to shelter programs and must be separated from their families. We keep families intact. We work with parents to enhance their skills in caring for their children and work with educators, provide cultural activities and summer camp opportunities through our Campership Sponsors and other partners to ensure their child’s future success and well-being.