The 25/35 Foundation is committed to serving ANYONE who suffers from homeless conditions. We firmly believe in empowering others in order that they may discover and utilize their innate gifts and talents.
With our transitional housing facility, we aim to assist families and individuals by offering a wide variety of services such as employment assistance, career building, shelter, warm meals, etc.
Families
In our mission to provide families with a safe, warm and spacious facility, our transitional housing facility will adhere to a structured system. We hope to offer the necessary means to steady working individuals in the work force. Employment assistance will be available to every one, including career building, resume writing, and professional development workshops. Once an individual becomes a valuable member to the work force, weekly meetings with a financial counselor are mandatory. This is to assist families in saving half of the total salary in a savings account held by the 25/35 Foundation until they are ready to transition out.
We also understand that the transitional phase is one that may be difficult and overbearing, often causing tension between family members. Therefore, a day-care will be provided for working moms and dads staffed by experienced and welcoming caregivers.
Individuals
A resident's first 30 days will consist of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program involving daily testing. During this initial period, residents may not leave the facility premises.
In providing transitional housing for individuals and youth, we plan to offer employment assistance and opportunities with minimal pay. Individual salaries will be determined based on experience. The 25/35 Foundation will implement a system where working individuals will contribute 30% of their salary towards their education and 30% will go towards a savings account held by the 25/35 Foundation. Weekly meetings with a case manager will be mandatory. When an individual transitions out of the facility, the individual will have obtained an Associates Degree or higher and have obtained full-time employment.
There will be daily curfew restrictions (8:00pm weekdays and 9:00pm weekends) with a necessary drug and alcohol test if they decide to leave the premises.
