A & A Cottages, Inc.
Homes with Heart...Help for Kids
A Nonprofit 501(C)3 Organization
A & A Cottages, Inc.
Homes with Heart...Help for Kids
A Nonprofit 501(C)3 Organization
EMPOWER Transitional Housing
Recognizing that youth exiting the foster care system are not always ready at the age of 18, A & A Cottages developed a program for youth who are aging out of the foster care system with little support to guide them. The EMPOWER house provides young woman ages 18-21 with the opportunity to complete their educations, obtain employment and develop positive support systems before facing the world on their own. It is A & A Cottages intent to empower these young people into breaking the cycle of poverty and violence in their lives.
Attached to this website is an application for the EMPOWER Transitional House.
The Empower Program is a comprehensive success development program for young women ages 18
- 21. Through our Family Foundations & Angela programs, we offer services both in the community and in our residential accommodations to support and train young women so that they are empowered to build successful lives for themselves.These programs give our young women access to a network of opportunities through which they acquire valuable skills, build positive lasting relationships, & benefit from ongoing support. They can complete their education and obtain employment where they will earn enough money to live on and to save for the future. They get guidance in areas such as building a good credit history, and support in navigating the medical, legal, and social issues with which they might be struggling.
Working with our case managers, these young women will create short
-term and long-term goals, identify any obstacles to these goals and establish a plan to achieve success in each area. Our staff will help the women connect to the resources they need and offer support and structure as they build their lives to successful independence.Benefits
· Safe,
stable living accommodations
· Renewable
short-term leases that will provide young ladies with a credit history and
ability to obtain their own apartments
· Subsidized
rent and utilities
· A
combination of
private and communal living spaces
that foster empowering and mutually supportive relationships
· Frequent
meetings with independent living skills counselors, mentors or life coaches
· Support
and advocacy to meet individualized goals
· Educational
opportunities
· Personalized
life-skills training
· Emergency
assistance
· Legal
assistance
Qualifications
· Young
Women ages 18-21
· Must
be working or have the ability to work
· Must
be in school or have plans to enroll into an academic program
· Must
be able to commit to program objectives.
· Must
be drug and alcohol-free for at least 6 months.
How to get Started
The first thing to do is fill out an application to the Empower Program.
You can find and application on this website or can pick one up at the
administration office of A&A Cottages in Mesa or request one be mailed to you.
Once you have completed an application and turn it in to EMPOWER you will
be contacted for an initial interview with the Program Director, Shirley Osborne
(shirley@aacottages.org)