Our Mission:
Housing First
H.O.M.E. Center provides outreach, mitigation, and emergency response in order to reduce homelessness to functional zero in Hays County
What does that mean?
Homeless: we strive to assist unhoused individuals with obtaining housing and essential services
Outreach: we strive to educate and build community connections to raise awareness about the challenges unhoused familes face.
Mitigation: we strive to coordinate area resources, which ensures accessibility
Emergency: we rapidly respond in times of crisis with relief and homelessness prevention efforts. to services and reduces the barriers faced by those who are unhoused.
H.O.M.E. Center has a “housing first” approach to ending homelessness. Housing First is a model that prioritizes finding permanent housing in order to break the cycle of homelessness.
As a Housing First Project, H.O.M.E. Center ensures individuals and families receive assistance with obtaining housing first. Housing is central to ensuring households are stable and can be successful when seeking employment opportunities, medical assistance, mental health services, drug/alcohol dependency resources and other supportive services that will ensure households remain in stable permanent housing.
Click on the link below to learn more about the “Housing First” model and how it has proven effective in communities across the nation.
Racial Equality Statement
WE believe in, and stand for, values of inclusion, equity and justice. We condemn Islamphobia, racism, sexism and xenophobia in rhetoric or action. We welcome all peaple and recognize the rights of individuals to live their lives with dignity, free od discrimination based on thier race, religious affiliation, national origin or immigration status. We will ensure the provision of services and programs that are accessible and open to all individuals. Advancing equity and inclusion is critical to the success of our communities and our nation.
