What is Host Homes?
Short-term host homes are an intervention for young adults who are currently experiencing housing instability for any variety of reasons, including but not limited to family conflict, poverty, gender identity and sexual orientation. The goal of short-term Host Homes is to provide a safe, temporary, welcoming space for up to five months where the young adult has time to repair their relationships with self-identified family or make decisions about other housing options with the support of a caring housing case manager.
RFL Host Homes is an innovative, grassroots approach to addressing our community’s housing crisis. By pairing transition-aged young adults (ages 18-24) with community members who have underutilized spaces in their homes, young adults not only obtain access to short-term shelter, but are also able to build meaningful connections to caring adults in their community. While staying in Host Homes, young adults are able to engage in the long-term housing search safely and more successfully and save any income earned while being hosted toward their future.
