A strong element of Home Suite Hope (HSH) is the individual opportunities offered to residents that increase the options available to them to achieve individual potential. Residents work one-to-one with a facilitator who acts as a life skills coach as residents develop and work toward their goals. Links to specific work skills development, job training, financial management, sports and recreation, and life skills are a sample of services offered to HSH residents.
In addition, volunteers and community members may act as informal mentors, if a resident wishes to develop this type of relationship. Assistance with skills development includes:
- Life skills (budgeting, cleaning, cooking)
- Assistance to set up banks accounts, direct rent payment
- Referrals to other support agencies
- Crisis intervention
- Conflict resolution
- Informal counseling
- Fitness opportunities, such as membership at the local Y
- Help to connect with market housing when residents are ready to move on
Services available at the house include
- Computers with Internet Access
- Photocopying
- Scanning
- Faxing
- Telephone Access
When appropriate, HSH connects people with employment related opportunities, either through the local Employment Resouce Centres or through private connections, and encourages residents to be self-reliant by providing information services and products for use as requested, such as:
- Computer Workshops
- Resume Critiquing
- Video Tape Interviews
- Small Business Information
- Networking
Computer Software Available:
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