In addition to childcare, a variety of providers offer onsite services such as medical care, life skills training, job hunting assistance, addiction and mental health services, and help in applying for public aid. Residents may also participate in the activities of other groups that meet at Community House, such as Girl Scout meetings, teen groups, parenting classes, life skill classes, resume classes, community gardens. Once stabilized with some income and following a case plan, single men and women in the emergency shelter can move to one of the SRO units. They also attend classes on how to be a responsible tenant. Families may remain for a year as long as they meet regularly with a case manager.
Transitional housing allows families to stabilize, keep a job, and save money.
When a family leaves Community House, their children can continue in the child care center for up to 3 months, giving the parents time to obtain other child care services. Diverse funding sources . It also provides HOME funds for transitional housing, Emergency Shelter Grant funds cover utilities and child care scholarships, while HUD's Supportive Housing Program pays for some mental health and substance abuse services. The United Way underwrites child care, transitional housing, and emergency shelter, while an Ada County budget line item pays some shelter expenses. City funds subsidize some of the SRO rents and cover some management expenses.