Class of Housing/Services: transitional home for single mothers in need located in Marin County
General Information:
Gilead House is a transitional home for single mothers in need located in Marin County, California.
Mission
The Gilead House mission is to bring hope to families in need by providing transitional housing and life skills that lead toward a stable life and permanent housing.
Requirements for all Gilead House residents: Must be a single mother with at least 50% custody of her children. Must be at least 12 months clean and sober, and actively involved in the recovery community, if applicable. Must work at least 32 hours a week or be actively seeking employment. Must participate in weekly Life Skills classes on Tuesday evenings. Must be willing to take random monthly drug and alcohol tests. Must be motivated to make life changes towards the goal of self-sufficiency.
Website: http://www.gileadhouse.org
Helpful Definitions For Gilead House Novato:
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 Gilead House Novato:
Be a volunteer. Call Gilead House Novato at (415) 895-5575 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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