Our Elevated Transitional Housing Program provides families with a fully furnished apartment, at no cost. Participants work with case managers and volunteers to learn financial literacy, job readiness, and various life skills. Adults in our transitional housing must save 50% of their net income to pay off housing debts and save for permanent housing. Children participate in resiliency classes, receive academic support, and attend group engagement activities. Once a family exits to permanent housing, they receive aftercare services and supports. Community LINC’s goal is to ELEVATE families out of homelessness.

If you are a parent(s) with children under the age of 17 years, who is currently at risk of or currently homeless and are interested in transitional housing, send an email to TH@communityLINC.org to see if you qualify for our program.

Community LINC’s Outreach Navigator’s work with people who live in cars, tents, encampments, and other places not meant for habitation. When people face high barriers, our Outreach Navigators work with them to build a relationship and earn their trust. They offer assistance to connect with the right programs, helping them navigate through the community resources, obtaining identifying documents, and removing financial barriers including utilities and evictions, address legal barriers (warrants, felonies, RSO, etc.) From there, the Navigators find landlords that fit their criteria and their individual circumstances.

If you are currently living in a place not meant for habitation (car, tent, park, etc.) and are interested in our Outreach services, please call us at 816-531-3727 and press Option 1 to connect with one of our Navigators.

Case Managers help create a targeted plan to remove barriers and locate permanent housing that is affordable and meets the needs of the family.

Community LINC assists clients who are under-employed. Participants receive assistance with building resumes, creating cover letters, completing job applications, and interview preparation by participating in mock interviews.

Financial education and personal budgeting skills are critical to achieving long-term independence. We work one-on-one with participants in financial counseling, credit and debt education, and money management. Many of our participants have never actively budgeted, so their financial coach assists them in establishing a workable budget to stabilize and maintain once housed.

Case Managers work with families on refining life skills and developing short and long-term goals. Working together, families improve problem-solving skills, learn to work through challenges, identify barriers, celebrate successes, and develop the skills necessary to maintain self-sufficiency. Community LINC also provides life skill classes each week.

Community LINC offers programming to all the children residing in our transitional housing program ages 0-17. Our campus offers fun learning spaces specific to toddlers/preschool, school-aged and teenagers. Children’s program offers academic curriculum and support, as well as tracks academic progress and achievements. This programming focuses on life and resiliency skills with the goal being to help children overcome the trauma of homelessness and address the issues that perpetuate the cycle of poverty.

Community LINC provides mental wellness services to both our adults and children in the transitional housing program.  All adults entering the transitional housing program must complete an initial interview with our Director of Clinical services.  Participants are offered additional mental wellness supports as needed, and referrals are made to external providers as warranted. Community LINC also provides mental wellness groups every week.

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