Services are provided at the churches
Shelter
Shelter is provided 24 hours a day. The families recieve their evening meal and stay at the host church overnight. Volunteers from the host congregation spend the night with the families until morning.. The families are dropped off by a volunteer driver from the host church to the Second Circle family day center.
Meals
An evening meal is served family-style by the host congregation volunteers who join the families for the meal.
Hospitality
Interfaith Hospitality Network Second Circle offers more than just shelter. By definition hospitality means to "offer a pleasant and sustaing environment". Our volunteers are the essential provider of this component of IHN's Second Circle services. A network of guests form long lasting relationships and friendships with our volunteers. As a direct result of our volunteers' example, many former guests have returned as Network Volunteers. The volunteers most valuable contribution is the companionship and the acceptance they offer when guest families need it most. By talking and listening, along with treating guests with respect, volunteers can offer hope and enable families to maintain dignity and regain independence.
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A Family Day Center
Family Day Center
The family center is a special and unique part of the Network. It provides a safe, comfortable, home-like place for families to spend their days and a stable address from which they can work to establish financial independence. The following are some of the may social services that are offered at the family day center:
- Creation of service plan
- Case management services
- Referral information to aid in reaching goals
- Access to other services and agencies
- A consistent place to come "home" to in a time of upheaval
- A temporary address and phone number the guest can receive mail and phone calls reguarding housing and jobs
Services provided to former guest
As a part of our commitment to our former guests success we provide aftercare services. The services indlcude continued referrals to area agencies, holiday gifts, educational programming on parenting and nutrition.Also, we provide used furnisher to aide our families in setting up their new homes when available used cars.
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Ways you can help
You can help
By becoming a volunteer, host congregations, support congregations, family center support,financial support, and donations and supplies. They all are in need of volunteers for IHN Second Circle. The volunteers is a staff from the host and support congregations, along with individual and community groups. Host congregations offer their buildings and their members to shelter and support the IHN Second Circle guests. Additional congregations are encouraged and welcome to join us as Host Congregations. Support congregations offer volunteers,finances, and supplies. Family Center support are volunteers are needed to staff the family center on the weekends. Financial Support is a constant need for new socurces of funds to maintain and expand the services offered by the network. Finally Donations and supplies are often needed whether its furniture, cars and household supplies are stored until needed by families.
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Who needs IHN Second Circle
Families
finding themselves suddenly homeless due to natural disasters and house fires.
Families
experiencing financial difficulties due to circumstances such as: lack of employment, medical bills, divorce, or separation.
Families
with one or both parents trying to make their way though school
Families
who may have underestimated the time and expense of "starting over".
Our network cannot accept families with current drug and alcohol problems,severe mental health issues, adults unable to pass a police check or single males.
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