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Our
adopted shelters include:
Icahn House
East, LLC
Icahn House East is a transitional living facility for mothers with children ages 12 and under.
Through a combination of the efforts of staff, volunteers and collaborative relationships with other service
providers, Icahn House East offers a comprehensive and unique program of services on-site to the 92 homeless families
who reside in the facility. Our multi-faceted approach to family services encourages the utilization of all
resources available to a family in crisis including case management, vocational training, housing assistance
and recreational activities.
The Alexander Abraham Residence
The Alexander Abraham Residence of Women in Need, Inc. is a
33 unit temporary shelter for pregnant women or women
with one or two young children. The families stay at
AAR for approximately 9-12 months while attending workshops
in parenting, money management, resume writing, interviewing
skills and others addressing a variety of issues. At
the end of the program the families are placed in their
own Section 8 apartments with their own leases. AAR provides
Aftercare services for all former clients assisting them
with whatever services are needed to keep them in their
own apartments and avoid future homelessness.
Nazareth
Housing
Nazareth Housing provides a stable environment and supportive
services for homeless families. It enables families,
to develop vocational, education and parenting skills
to ensure long-term survival needs. In addition
Nazareth facilitates the search for permanent housing.
Further, services are also offered to the to formerly
homeless, elderly and specially abled individuals and
families relocated into permanent housing. |
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