What
kind of service can client families expect from HPTHP?
Housing:
Clean, safe apartments in or near the Chicago Hyde Park neighborhood.
Mentors:
Volunteer mentors meet regularly with client families to provide
ongoing support with budgeting, goal setting and other family
needs.
Referrals:
Client families may be provided with referrals to educational
and employment services as well as to other needed services.
What is the
client family expected to do in the HPTHP?
To
sign a Program Contract and to abide by the terms of the contract,
which include:
Meeting
regularly with the designated mentors and the case manager
to identify short and long term goals, and to plan how to
work towards them.
Actively
and consistently working on achieving the set of goals so
that the client family can develop the skills needed to live
independently.
Working
closely and cooperatively with the mentors on budgeting and
spending limits.
Involving
the client family's children (and/or significant other) in
the program for the benefit of the entire family.
Attending
any scheduled counseling sessions, support groups, or other
scheduled meetings, appointments and classes.
Client
families in the program participate in the decision-making process
for determining their goals. All information and records are
kept confidential, except when a written release is given.
This
is the first page in the Transitional Housing Folder.
