Programs and Services
HOPE, Our Emergency Shelter for Families
HOPE Community is designed to assist families during brief periods of homelessness. We provide dorm style rooms, 3 meals a day, a laundry mat, and most importantly, housing counseling. We do have high expectations for families. These include:
- Every family (whom we call neighbors) are expected to do a daily chore – it is your home away from home
- School-aged children attend school and we offer after-school programming
- All families are assigned a counselor who will work with you on a housing plan
- Families must treat each other and our staff with dignity and respect
- Families must have proof that they live in our region (Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Madison, Liberty, Jackson or Franklin)
Families seeking emergency shelter can reach us at:
850-576-5566 or info@bigbendhc.org
Dorm Style Rooms
Afterschool Classroom
Veteran Support Services
It’s perhaps a best kept secret that we are the single largest nonprofit in our area working to provide affordable housing to veterans that were formerly homeless. We currently operate one 54-unit affordable housing site for veterans, and also help veterans and their families to find housing and support services – from mattresses to rental subsidies. Our vision is this: we believe that our community can end veteran homelessness and we plan to be a part of that effort by expanding our footprint of affordable housing for veterans.
Veterans can reach us at:
850-597-5595
veteran@familypromisebigbend.org
