Solid Ground

Prevention Assistance for unstably housed families expanded significantly in 2023. Solid Ground's Prevention team provides assistance with unpaid rent and utilities to help families avoid eviction, as well as security deposits and first month's rent for families to access more affordable housing. Prevention Assistance served 206 families with children in 2023.

HomeAgain and HomeSafe provide scattered-site, time-limited housing for families experiencing homelessness in Washington and Ramsey Counties. Solid Ground partners with landlords in the community to provide housing and helps with security deposits and rental assistance paid directly to landlords to make the housing more affordable. Families receive in-home services and monthly rent assistance for 6-36 months while they stabilize and work to increase their income. The HomeAgain and HomeSafe programs served 59 adults and children in 2023 with housing and housing search services.

East Metro Place I and East Metro Place II provide 34 units of transitional and permanent supportive housing in White Bear Lake for families experiencing homelessness. Permanent units are designated for families with disabilities and/or histories of long-term homelessness. Parents receive a variety of services, including budgeting, tenant training, employment assistance, mental/chemical health support and parenting skills. Children receive assistance with school and early learning enrollment, after-school tutoring, summer camp and recreational activities. East Metro Place housing 156 adults and children in 2023.

Homework Starts with Home (HSWH) provides prevention assistance and rehousing services to help prevent and end homelessness for families with pre-K-12 grade students in suburban Ramsey and Washington County school districts. Families receive financial assistance to make housing more affordable and services to help them achieve stability and work toward independent housing. Children receive academic and other support to help them achieve school success. HSWH provided 310 adults and children with scattered-site rehousing, prevention assistance and housing stabilization services in 2023.HomeFront provides 10 units of permanent supportive housing for military veterans and their families who have experienced long-term homelessness. Residents receive income-based rental assistance and in-home supportive services designed to help them achieve housing stability, improve their health and increase their income. HomeFront housed 34 adults and children in 2023.Welcome Home Washington launched in late 2023 to provide scattered-site, permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless families headed by an adult with a disability. Familes will receive income-based rental assistance and in-home supportive services designed to help them improve their health and achieve housing stability. Once fully operational, WHW is expected to serve 52 adults and children in 16 families.