Interfaith Housing Alliance at  Holy Trinity

Services

Social Services

Implementing a service plan and providing case management increasing awareness and utilization of other available services, benefits and resources
Providing referral information and access to other services and agencies
Offering personal counseling
Assisting in securing training and employment
Enrolling children in appropriate schools
Arranging for any needed medical care

Housing

• Assisting families in finding homes, in either the public or private sector, often using volunteer resources and suggestions
• Providing furnishings for guests' homes including furniture, appliances, linens and household accessories
• Distributing donated supplies; including food, paper, and personal items, to help IHN families set up housekeeping
• Life skills training

Hope Gardens - Hope Gardens is a transitional housing facility used by IFHA which provides families the time necessary for transition from the crisis of homelessness to a stable life. Hope Gardens families, all successful graduates of our Hospitality Network. In exchange for sliding scale rent based on the family’s income, tenants help maintain the building and grounds and may live there for up to 24 months.

Graduate Housing - Graduate Housing is a partnership with Willow Grove Community Development Corporation. to supply affordable rental units. Graduates of Hope Gardens who need more than two years to establish their economic base, or whose family size prohibits their move to subsidized housing, may rent these homes where eventual homeownership is the goal.

Parenting

IFHA coordinates the following services through “Family Advocates and Budget Counselors”

• Financial management
• Nutrition
• Homemaking and safety
• Hygiene and basic health care
• Hobbies and leisure interests
• Introduction to computer use