Families Matter: A permanent home

By Family Coach Frenchie Pulluaim

 

Today, Marlon Wells and his family completed the program here at Community LINC.  This family was referred to us by the City Union Mission Shelter, they had been sleeping here and there before going into the shelter.  Due to the break- up of Mr. Wells and his wife and the loss of employment this family was on a downward free fall.  The family had no income and was tired of struggling from one closed door to another.

The stress of not being able to provide for his family was wearing Mr. Wells down, and causing issues for his school age children.  Since moving into the Community LINC transitional housing, Mr. Wells has gained employment, his oldest daughter has returned to school and is looking forward to graduation, and best of all they are moving into their own permanent home, a townhouse.  Moving into their own home is bigger than Christmas for this family, it has been a long time since they have had their own home. 

 

Although Mr. Wells and his family are thankful to Community LINC , Community LINC is  honored and pleased to see families turn their lives around and reach their goals. 

 

Transformation, not just transition

We held a strategic planning retreat last Saturday. I always get some gem from the experience and this one was no exception.

I realized that the core of Community LINC is not transitional housing for homeless families. At our core is transformation. Everything we do goes far beyond striving just to end homelessness.

We equip the parents not only to find and keep a permanent home, but to be less dependent on public assistance, and more dependent on themselves. If they have enough capacity for change, we equip them to begin the rise out of poverty. We equip them to transform their lives and that of their children.