Organization
Humanitri was formed in 2006 through the merger of three long standing Lutheran ministries. In 2018, Humanitri launched a new program model called the Transformational Housing Program that focuses on both preventing homelessness, and reversing it for families who are already homeless. Humanitri uses a wraparound approach that provides up to 24-months of temporary housing and works closely with families to develop important life skills designed to help them make sustainable changes in their lives and strengthen their family unit.
Partnership #1 (2022)
While the supportive housing program primarily works with parents on skill-building, Humanitri simultaneously works with the children through their Together Achieving Goals (TAG), providing opportunities for family units to work together to solve problems, access resources, and sharpen skills. The Family Support Specialist (social worker) and Child & Youth Advocate (occupational therapist), work together to complete a family assessment and define programmatic goals for each individual family member. Through a combination of online curriculum and in-person home visits, the parents and children work on the management of 4 key domains (self, home, stress, and financial) in developmentally appropriate and mutually-reinforcing ways that will ultimately help the family unit transition into stable housing and employment. The Brown Sisters Foundation issued a challenge grant to attract new and increased donors to support the Humanitri’s growth, and to support the TAG program children’s program.