Transitional Housing

Our vision is to be a place of God's hope and healing that empowers individuals seeking to transition their lives from homelessness and substance abuse to a life of stability, self-sufficiency, and service to the community.

Our mission is to provide a transitional housing ministry within a loving and supportive faith community that guides people toward freedom from addictions and dependencies and equips them with the tools they need to reconstruct their lives, provide for themselves, and later to serve and mentor others.

Men in the transitional housing ministry will live in an alcohol and drug-free environment while working or seeking employment to begin the transition to independent living and self-sufficiency.

Each participant will have a team of Shepherds, or mentors from our faith community, to assist them through this period of change in their lives.

Participants will also be involved in a program where they attend spiritual support groups, church services, Wednesday night suppers, Bible Studies, and help in the Neighborhood Breakfast.

The transitional housing Ministry at Centenary United Methodist Church is a structured faith community experience that seeks to increase the likelihood that those seeking to change their lives, once reinforced by learning and the support of a faith community, will be able to sustain independent living.

A successful program exit is defined as a person that has a stable income and moves into permanent housing and becomes self-sufficient.

The participants in the program will:

  •  Sign a written covenant stating their right to stay for a specified period and their obligations related to the stay.
  •  Receive temporary housing in a drug-and alcohol-free environment
  • Receive conflict resolution training
  •  Receive a team of shepherds who will have regular contact with them and help with goal setting and planning
  • Attend 12-step meetings
  •  Obtain employment or other source of stable income
  •  Learn money management skills
  •  Gain access to health care, tutoring, job training, and spiritual growth opportunities
  •  Be assisted in obtaining public benefits through programs such as food stamps, Medicaid, and SSI
  •  Receive emotional and spiritual support from assigned Shepherds as well as the faith community at large
  •  Provide follow-up information for at least 1 year after leaving the program.