Home Start’s Maternity Housing Program provides stable housing and wraparound supportive services for homeless young mothers and their children. To meet the growing need of this vulnerable population, Home Start is in contract to purchase a 5-unit Normal Heights property to increase the capacity of our Maternity Housing Program.
The goal of this campaign is to fund the renovations for the first of the five units — transforming it from an outdated apartment into a beautiful new home that will provide young families in the coming decade with a safe, stable, and welcoming home instead of facing the trauma of homelessness, abuse, and poverty.
WHAT WE NEED TO RAISE WITH THIS CAMPAIGN
To renovate and upgrade each unit, our construction team has provided an estimate of $39,000 of renovation cost per unit.
This will include:
• Complete demolition
• New windows
• New flooring
• New Kitchen, including appliances, cabinets, and countertops
• New Bathroom, including tile work, vanity, shower, and toilet
• Electrical
• Drywall
• Plumbing
• Insulation
• Painting – interior
Design package and renderings generously donated by the firm Ware Malcomb.
PROVEN SUCCESS
This new Maternity Shelter will mark Home Start’s fourth residential property purchase and renovation project. Since launching in 2011, Home Start’s Maternity Shelter Program has provided a safe home and services for over 265 young women and children.
We are grateful for your consideration and encourage you to give generously to make a real difference in the lives of homeless children and their families!
If you have any additional questions or would like to discuss the opportunity in more detail, please contact Mark Lagace, Director of Philanthropy, at 619-692-0727 x 144