National Center For Children And Families - Family Stabilization Program

11552 February Circle
Silver Spring, MD 20904

General Information:
THE FAMILY STABILIZATION PROGRAM (FSP) provides transitional housing and social support services to homeless families in Montgomery County, Maryland. FSP families receive transitional housing and supportive services that allow them to live independently in the community, while establishing a permanent housing plan. Families are able to participate in the FSP for a maximum of 24 months. Services: Wraparound case management services Financial literacy groups Independent living skills Assistance with preparing budgets Vocational assessments and training Employment assistance Client advocacy Access to community resources Assistance locating permanent housing

Website: http://www.nccf-cares.org/family-services/

Helpful Definitions For National Center For Children And Families - Family Stabilization Program:
Transitional housing is affordable supportive housing designed to provide housing and appropriate support services to persons who are homeless or who are close to homelessness. The transition is to help them be more self sufficient to move towards independent living on their own. Transitional housing locations are oftentimes called Halfway Houses. The naming of the two (Halfway House OR Transitional House) is oftentimes interchangeable.

Many Transitional Housing programs are subsidized and are income based. Income based transitional housing generally charges 30% of your income for rent when you do have income. Contact the transitional housing facility to see if this applies.

Services provided at transitional housing facilities varies from substance abuse treatment, to psychological assistance, job training, domestic violence assistance, etc. The assistance provided varies, but it is generally affordable and low cost housing. Read the descriptions of each of the transitional living locations for more detailed information. Transitional housing facilities also may or may not assist with alcohol and/or drug substance abuse treatment.

How To Volunteer at National Center For Children And Families - Family Stabilization Program:
Be a volunteer. Call National Center For Children And Families - Family Stabilization Program at (240) 242-4173 for current volunteer work opportunities.

As A General Note About ShelterListings.org Listings:
ShelterListings.org does our best to provide listings that are free of cost. Many of the homeless shelters and services are free of charge. Some do charge small fees. We always urge the users of our website to visit the websites of the providers listed, OR give them a phone call to find out complete details.

In furtherance; Halfway Houses, Transitional Housing, and Substance Abuse Treatment Centers for the most part charge a fee. Most of the substance abuse resources we provide are low cost, Medicaid or sliding scale fee. We provide as much information as possible on the website of these locations.

Rooming and Boarding Houses do charge fees. We list them where we find them. They are a nice low cost option for housing.

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