TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
HOLI will provide life skill training for women as it helps those in need recover from what is too often, dangerous and life-altering relationships. We aid women who are frequently homeless, helping them move from dependent, often abusive relationships into independent, self-sufficient lifestyles. We also help in these women being reunited with their children, who many times have been in temporary foster care because the mother was unable to safely and adequately provide for them. This is particularly important sine 80% of the women have children but no custody.
Heart of Love is a women only long-term housing facility. All other shelters only offer 30 days or less of housing whereas we aim to provide up to two years. Also available is chemical dependency, AIDS, and family Christian based counseling. The goal is to provide these women with necessary life skills helping them to develop stable long-term self-sufficiency.
We have identified two distinct market segments based on age; those who are under thirty and those who are thirty and over. The distinction is important because of the high percentage of women with children, and those in the younger market segment having far younger children. The under thirty age group is growing annually at 9%, and the thirty and over age group are growing at 8% per year. The number of women in need is in the 100’s, just for the greater new London, Connecticut area. The overwhelming majority come from lower socio-economic population groups. These segments can be difficult to communicate with, yet their use of our services would give them some profound benefits.
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