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A Mother's Difficult Choice
The Inn Between is an emergency shelter for homeless families. Founded
in 1985, this lovely Victorian home houses six families at a time,
and includes one fully handicapped-accessible room. The Inn Between
also maintains a "community room," which is available for homeless
families who are ineligible for shelter assistance from the state.
A melding of program services ensures that families return to
independent living as soon as possible. The Inn Between is also
contracted to house 4 additional homeless families who are sheltered
at the Inn Transition facility. Some of the important programs
and services offered to our families include:
- Facilitate frequent meetings with a case manager and other
staff to coordinate health care, children's needs (counseling,
school transportation, summer camp, day care), and parents'
needs (education, employment, legal, mental health, etc.)
- Assist families on a daily basis in their effort to obtain permanent,
affordable housing along with assistance provided weekly by
a worker from the North Shore Community Action Program (NSCAP)
- Work with families around life skills development, including
budgeting, nutrition, health, parenting skills and successful
coping abilities
- Provide educational programs by community service providers, volunteers
and businesses
- Make computers available to work on resumes, letters, and hone
job skills. Schedule household chores, cooking, and shopping
as shared responsibilities. Follow-up by a case manager who
tracks families who move on for a full year, and sometimes longer
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