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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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