Program areas at Neighborhood Center of West Volusia
The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia housing program includes a continuum of services leading to permanent housing for homeless individuals and homeless families with children. The gamut of services include: emergency shelter for up to 30 homeless individual and homeless families with children; transitional housing for up to 27 homeless adults; and permanent supportive housing for up to 100 formerly homeless adults, families with children, and unaccompanied youth. The Neighborhood Center also provides 2 rapid re-housing programs for 35 households per year. Case management and other financial and therapeutic supports are provided to all of our housing clients. The total served in these housing programs was over 500 individuals.
The bridge program can house up to 30 residents and its objective is to assist individuals with overcoming homelessness and securing sustainable housing. They are provided with case management services, new information and life skill classes to help learn how to incorporate this new information into their daily lives. They learn how to overcome anti-social and self-defeating thinking behaviors. To guide them through this process, each resident is assigned to a case manager whom will help guide the residents in their stay at the bridge. The bridge also serves 2 daily meals per day and in 2022 served 75,981 meals to residents and community members.
The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia homeless prevention program provides case management and direct assistance to individuals and families at risk of losing their homes including: payment of overdue rent and mortgage bills; payment of overdue electric, water, and gas bills; transportation assistance; medical referrals and payment of some medical expenses; and access to our emergency food bank/food pantry. The total number of individuals served in these programs was over 29,000 and 290,304 meals were served.
The emergency shelter is designed to house individuals who need immediate temporary shelter. The shelter offers the clients a place to stabilize by providing a safe and sober roof over their head, a place to sleep, and nightly meals. While staying in the emergency shelter, clients must actively seek employment, remain sober, and comply with the housing guidelines.