VISION HOUSE

STARTED IN 1990, VISION HOUSE EXISTS TO SERVE AND EMPOWER FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THROUGH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND DIVERSION SERVICES FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS, AS WELL AS CHILDCARE, THE MINISTRY OF VISION HOUSE HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF NEARLY 800 FAMILIES IN 2023. VISION HOUSE OPERATES FOUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES IN RENTON AND SHORELINE; THREE DIVERSION CENTERS FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN RENTON, SHORELINE AND BURIEN; TWO DAYCARE CENTERS IN RENTON AND SHORELINE; AND ONE THRIFT STORE IN RENTON. THE FAMILY PROGRAM OF VISION HOUSE INCLUDES 46 UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR ALL AGES, INCLUDING LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, COUNSELING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, REFERRALS FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING. RESIDENTS SIGN A LEASE AND PAY 30 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME TOWARD RENT AS PART OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE VISION HOUSE PROGRAM, WITH A GOAL OF EQUIPPING FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO PAY RENT OR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS BEYOND VISION HOUSE. WITH CASEWORKER SUPPORT, PARTICIPANTS FIND AND GROW SOURCES OF INCOME THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND QUALIFYING FOR AVAILABLE SOCIAL SUPPORT. PARTICIPANTS IN VISION HOUSE'S TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FAMILY PROGRAM SIGN A LEASE FOR ONE YEAR, WITH A POSSIBLE LEASE EXTENSION OF UP TO ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR. WEEKLY ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH A CASE MANAGER AND MONTHLY GROUP MEETINGS OFFER COUNSELING AND SUPPORT, WHILE PROVIDING ACCOUNTABILITY IN HELPING RESIDENTS TO MAKE PROGRESS WITH THEIR GOALS. IN 2023, VISION HOUSE'S FAMILY PROGRAM PROVIDED HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR A TOTAL OF 178 HOMELESS CHILDREN, WOMEN AND MEN. THE BREAKOUT IS AS FOLLOWS: 115 CHILDREN, 54 MOTHERS AND 9 FATHERS. IN 2023, THE SUCCESS RATE OF FAMILIES TRANSITIONING TO PERMANENT HOUSING WAS 88 PERCENT. OUR GOAL: TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF FAMILY HOMELESSNESS. IN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY PROGRAM, VISION HOUSE SERVED 749 FAMILIES IN CRISIS THROUGH ITS THREE DIVERSION CENTERS, FACILITIES WHERE FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS RECEIVE CASEWORK TO HELP REGAIN HOUSING AND FAMILY STABILITY. AT DIVERSION CENTERS, FAMILIES CAN WORK THROUGH BARRIERS TO HOUSING, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE ACQUIRING IDENTIFICATIONS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS, CONNECTIONS TO THERAPY AND JOB TRAINING, AND A HOST OF OTHER AS-NEEDED SUPPORT UNIQUE TO EACH FAMILY. FAMILIES CAN ALSO FIND A PLACE TO SHOWER, WASH CLOTHES, USE COMPUTERS FOR JOB SEARCHES, RECEIVE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND FOOD. THE DIVERSION TEAM ALSO PLACED MORE THAN TWO DOZEN CLIENT FAMILIES INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

CHILDREN'S VILLAGE CHILD CARE CENTER IN RENTON, OWNED AND OPERATED BY VISION HOUSE, IS LICENSED FOR 68 CHILDREN. IN 2023, APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT OF THE CHILDREN WERE VISION HOUSE AND LOW-INCOME CHILDREN; 40 PERCENT WERE CHILDREN FROM THE COMMUNITY PAYING FULL MARKET RATES. IN 2023, CHILDREN'S VILLAGE CHILD CARE CENTER PROVIDED CHILDCARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO 44 CHILDREN OVERALL, INCLUDING RESIDENT CHILDREN, ALUMNI CHILDREN, AND CHILDREN FROM THE COMMUNITY. CHILDREN'S VILLAGE CHILD CARE CENTER IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE BEST CHILDCARE CENTERS IN THE AREA, AFFIRMED BY THE CENTER RECEIVING ACCREDITATION FROM EA, EARLY ACHIEVERS OF WASHINGTON. CHILDREN'S VILLAGE CHILD CARE CENTER IN SHORELINE, ALSO OWNED AND OPERATED BY VISION HOUSE, IS LICENSED FOR 72 CHILDREN. IT HAD 37 CHILDREN ATTEND IN 2023.