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31 people are interested
Mentor
ORGANIZATION: Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project
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31 people are interested
The Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project provides housing for homeless families, in market rate apartments in the Hyde Park-Kenwood area of Chicago, for up to two years, while the adult(s) in the family pursue the additional education, job training, etc. that they need to become economically independent. We only take on such a family if we have two mentors to visit and provide emotional support and encouragement to the clients in the pursuit of their goals, help them learn budgeting, and other issues. We provide mentor training (8 hours) for prospective mentors. We are seeking mentor prospects for our next mentor training class, to have mentors for the families we take on in the future. Being a mentor is a 1 to 2 hour a week commitment (with allowance for vacations and a few other exceptions) for up to two years. If you are interested in receiving further information and applying to be a mentor, please write to hpthp@yahoo.com and express your interest.
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About Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project
Location:
1507 E. 53rd Street, #618, CHICAGO, IL 60615, US
Mission Statement
The Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project (HPTHP) provides housing and a stable, supportive environment for up to two years for homeless families who are working on improving or developing the skills necessary to live independently. HPTHP partners with local congregations, organizations, and others, who provide volunteer mentors and essential financial support. The strength of HPTHP is in the positive relationship which develops between mentors and the families they are supporting.
Description
The Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project, based in Hyde Park and South Kenwood in Chicago, IL, but serving homeless families from the mid-south side of Chicago, provides housing, in market rate apartments, for up to two years, to homeless families that are motivated to gain the abilities to live independently. The adults in the family develop a plan to achieve the education, job skills, and other abilities needed to live independently. A team of two volunteer mentors work with the family for roughly one hour a week on actions in pursuit of the plan, most weeks of the year, for as long as the family is in our program (up to two years). The adult(s) in the client family, the mentors, and the Case Manager meet quarterly to update the plan.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
client appartmentsCHICAGO, IL 60637
DATE POSTED
January 4, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 30
- Orientation or Training
- 1 hr per wk, at least 46 wks per year, for 2 yrs
- Maturity