Lydia Place

Family housing program aims to provide immediate and lasting housing interventions as a means to prevent of the generational cycle of homelessness. Research shows that children who experience homelessness and other adverse childhood experiences are significantly more likely to experience homelessness as adults than their peers. Over 30% of parents experiencing homelessness reported experiencing homelessness during their childhoods. Recognizing that the attainment of stable housing is both foundational for family success and incomplete in isolation of other supports, the family housing program (fhp) provides interim housing, permanent housing placements, intensive case management, and wrap-around services to families with children experiencing homelessness. The family housing program serves more than 200 households annually, proving to be a cornerstone resource in whatcom county.

The mental health program provides free and confidential mental health counseling, crisis intervention, and psychoeducation, both in-home and via telehealth, to the organization's clients.

The mission of the campus housing program (chp) is to offer safe and stable housing to vulnerable families who may not qualify for housing elsewhere, while providing robust wrap-around services as a means to prevent the generational cycle of homelessness from continuing. Our campuses provide intensive, ongoing case management that supports finances, education, employment, health, community-connectedness, and parenting. Lydia Place owns and manages four properties, totaling 24 rental units, in our chp. These properties include: gladstone housing, baker Place, a Place for dads, and our newest property heart house an 11-unit apartment complex co-locate with a childcare center. Over 80% of clients annually who move on from our campus housing program move into permanent, stable housing of their own.

The parent support program provides intensive and flexible evidence-based home visiting services focused on equipping parents with the knowledge and resources they need to parent their children into successful adults. The community engagement program develops sustainable community partnerships, fosters and strengthens connections with business and individual donors, provides program funding and direct benefits to Lydia Place clients and our community, and brings awareness to the faces and causes of homelessness.