Programs & Facilities / Adams St. Family Campus

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The reasons for homelessness vary. A layoff. Instability resulting from addiction. Domestic violence. At the Adams Street Family Campus, we work with families to overcome problems, make changes, and find affordable housing and employment.

 
A secure place for kids, supportive help and resources for families

 
Hunger and homelessness is a crisis, especially for children. Without a stable home and the most basic needs, they are vulnerable to many problems – and a continued cycle of instability. Our newest location, the Adams Street Family Campus, puts all the support and services a family needs into one beautiful space, a woodsy, light-filled environment where healing and transformation are fostered. Here, families and single women are housed for up to two years, with intensive resources provided.

 
In addition to 16 family size apartments, Adams Street offers 20 rooms for emergency shelter.

Case managers provide the glue

 
At the center of our services are case managers who meet weekly with clients. Together, they set goals, check on progress and make plans to move to permanent housing. In many cases, homelessness and unemployment are the result of addiction, so drug and alcohol rehabilitation is provided. Many residents here also participate in our Family Life program, which includes life skills classes. Partnerships with local schools and universities and other social service organizations supplement our work, offering additional case management, basic finance classes and employment resources.

 
Stability leads to laughter

 
When a child doesn’t know where he will sleep tomorrow or if she’ll get to eat the next day, stability is impossible. By providing children meals and a safe, secure home, we are able to help kids as well as their mothers.

 
The Adams Street Family Campus offers a complete Youth program, with after-school tutoring and activities such as art projects, games, reading and more. Equally important, children learn how to grow vegetables in a community garden, prepare meals and experience being a kid with sports, crafts and other fun-filled activities. Summer offers additional opportunities for children with camping trips, mission trips and team-building activities designed to build self- esteem.