Rose Hill

Supportive Housing

The Rose Hill Supportive Housing Program will serve homeless women and women with children with a history of domestic violence. This will include specialized services to help women and their children regain their independence.

The project will consist of

	8 units of transitional housing
	10 units of permanent supportive housing
	Counseling, support group, classroom and common space

Prudence Crandall Center's expansion project will offer women several housing options and the flexibility to work with individuals whatever their needs. Not all victims of domestic violence need shelter, transitional living or supportive housing, but for those who do our expansion is critical.

Transitional Living Program

The transitional living program is one option for clients after they have completed their 60-day shelter stay. Due to the lack of affordable housing, once women have resided in our shelter for 60 days they often have no place to go. This can result in them being forced to stay with a friend, going to a homeless shelter or even worse, returning to the abuser. Having a TLP will help to insure that women and their children have access to safe housing after they leave the shelter.

The transitional living program will be made up of individual apartments. Women will be required to have some type of income and be required to pay rent based on their income level. Although they will have their own apartments they will be required to participate in services including case management, support groups and tenant meetings. There will be set rules that all residents must abide by. Each adult will have an action plan and will work with staff to accomplished specified goals. Clients can reside in the TLP for up to two years, during which time they can pursue an education or steady employment. In the TLP women and their children will have access to ongoing services that are critical when building a new life.

Permanent Supportive Housing

The permanent supportive housing component of the program will be structured much like the transitional living component, but with no time limit. This housing will be open to women and children who have a history of domestic violence as well as some type of disability. Residents will hold leases for their units and be required to abide by the rules. They will have access to ongoing services, but not have rigorous attendance requirements.

The Center’s counseling and support group space for residents of the housing program as well as members of the community and the Center’s administrative office space will also be located at Rose Hill. The additional space will not only allow us to add the supportive housing program, but also add additional programs that would be helpful to the clients we serve. We hope to offer job skills training to the women we serve by partnering with the Connecticut Department of Labor. This will be a critical component in helping women become self-sufficient and continue to build a life free of violence. We are also having discussions with other local non-profits about the possibility of providing onsite childcare, substance abuse services and mental health care to our clients.

Counseling and Support

The Center’s counseling and support group space for residents of the housing program as well as members of the community and the Center’s administrative office space will also be located at Rose Hill. The additional space will not only allow us to add the supportive housing program, but also add additional programs that would be helpful to the clients we serve.

We hope to offer job skills training to the women we serve by partnering with the Connecticut Department of Labor. This will be a critical component in helping women become self-sufficient and continue to build a life free of violence. We are also having discussions with other local non-profits about the possibility of providing onsite childcare, substance abuse services and mental health care to our clients.