Stable HomesThriving FamiliesSuccessful Students
What We Do
More than 1.5 million school-age children face homelessness every year. When children are homeless, the stress, trauma, and academic disruptions they experience lead to problems in school. We work to prevent family homelessness and school instability by providing grant funding, conducting best practices research, and offering training to our partners in more than 50 communities across the country.
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With a stable home, families thrive and students succeed academically. Our partners help families move from crisis to stability by providing financial assistance, budget coaching, job training, and supports for the entire family. All are locally designed and managed to leverage community resources and address community needs as effectively as possible.
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Community
Memphis
HighlightUnited Way of the Mid-South is Driving The Dream, partnering to help people establish and follow a path out of poverty. With funding from the Siemer Institute, United Way and Knowledge Quest are helping Tonya find her pathway.
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Community
Cincinnati
HighlightUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati’s Stable Families Program is a multi-generational program that addresses the needs of families on the edge of homelessness. The program ensures that families stay in their homes and children stay in school.
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Community
Kansas City
HighlightCrystal is a single mother with five children who has contended with the effects of poverty and domestic violence for a long time. She entered the Family Stability Initiative as a referral from the local school district in Independence Missouri (just east of Kansas City).
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Community
Louisville
HighlightWhen a family is supported in addressing ALL of their needs, amazing changes are possible! Rebecca and her family got the help they needed to overcome addiction, gain steady employment, improve their educational environment, and secure their own home.
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Community
Irvine
HighlightWhen Deysi first came to SparkPoint OC at Salk Elementary School, she and her 4 children had been homeless for two weeks, staying in motels or on the streets. She wasn’t working, didn’t have transportation and was unsure what she could do to improve her situation.
“Not only did I benefit from SparkPoint, but so did my children.”
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2022 Impact
Students Achieved School Stability
Families Obtained Stable Housing
Families Increased Their Income
