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City of Everett Human Needs Grant January 1 through December 31, 2018 Housing Hope Homeless Teen and Young Parent Program EXHIBIT A: Program Summary Program Objective: 1. Assist homeless teen parents in maintaining their housing or moving to other permanent housing in the community. 2. Assist homeless teen parents in increasing their earning potential, including completing high school or a GED program, advanced educational program or job training program. 3. Assist homeless teen parents in increasing their total household income, _ including earned income from employment and public benefits as appropriate and eligible. 4. Assist homeless teen parents in increasing their household management skills, including parenting skills that will ensure healthy child development. Program Components and Structure: Housing Hope offers a comprehensive program designed to assist these very young homeless families to gain the competencies, assets and confidence to transition to their adult roles and responsibilities, maintain permanent housing and increase levels of self- sufficiency. Family Support Coaches in this project focus on helping these parents complete their adolescent development, complete their basic education, establish a strong foundation of employment, acquire life skills, and parent their very young children. The primarily role of the Family Support Coach is to provide a trusting, consistent and supportive adult relationship that becomes the launching point from which these teens build connections with the community and gain the confidence to view themselves as capable adults. Family Support Coaches support these young parents to create a vision for their adult lives and to develop an Individualized Family Plan, outlining the specific long and short-term goals for permanent housing and self- sufficiency. Through in-home services and connections to community services, Family Support Coaches help families learn new skills, change attitudes, and complete activities that move them progressively towards the achievement of their long-term goals. Services are tailored (type, frequency, and amount) to meet the unique needs of each family.