RESPONDING TO COVID-19

COVID-19 Response: Serving the Need

Many of HomeStart's clients have been significantly impacted by this pandemic. From loss of hourly income to limitations in food and care accessibility, HomeStart is responding.

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We're raising money to meet all of these needs- providing resources to rapidly find housing for individuals who are homeless right now, providing for the emergency needs of formerly homeless individuals who need emergency stabilization support, and building our fund to help prevent families from being evicted through nonpayment eviction.

Open Doors: Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Providing Basics

Our Stabilization team is the primary support system for many formerly chronically homeless clients living with disabilities and on fixed incomes, who because of COVID-19 are struggling to afford food and household supplies.

Out of the Shelters

Our Housing Search team is continuing their work to move clients into permanent housing. Crowded shelters make social distancing difficult and the funds to support these urgent moves is essential right now.

Expecting Evictions

While the moratorium on evictions has stopped the legal process for now, the loss of income for many low and middle-class families is going to have a long-term impact. HomeStart is preparing for an increased need to our eviction prevention program.