Supportive Housing Initiative
SVS launched its Supportive Housing Initiative in 2007. The program serves 20 adult clients referred to us from local hospitals who struggle with substance abuse, mental health issues, and/or developmental disabilities. Residents are linked to support services, such as mental health and drug treatment programs, to help them become self-sufficient.
American Dream Youth Excel
Compared to other foster care youth, SVS American Dream graduates:
- Have more education
- Are more likely to be in school currently; and have taken out fewer loans to make this possible
- Are less likely to have ever been homeless
- Work more hours, earn higher wages, have more benefits, and when unemployed are more likely to want and look for work
- Are more likely to have both medical and dental insurance
- Are less likely to be dependent on Medicaid
- Are more likely to own their own homes
- Are more likely to have savings and/or checking accounts
- Are generally more satisfied and more optimistic about the future.
