Our Client Outcomes – 1 Year Post-Graduation

The primary focus of transitional housing is to assist homeless families in developing the skills they need to secure permanent housing and live self-sufficiently.  Self-sufficiency, for the purposes of Bridge Communities’ Transitional Housing Program, is defined as the ability to:

• maintain permanent stable housing

• maintain stable employment

• ability to manage finances and budget

• debt management

Results from the 2009 surveys strongly indicate that client families that complete the Program developed the skills necessary to live productive self-sufficiently.

Housing

100% of clients that exited the Program in the past year (who completed the survey), were able to maintain permanent, stable housing.

• 61% subsidized housing

• 28% fair market rental

• 11% own a home

Employment

• 88% of former clients were able to maintain stable employment.

• 76% full-time

• 12% part-time

• 12% unemployed (1 full-time student)

Debt Management

• 66% of former clients had not increased level of debt since they left the Program.

• 34% debt increased – primarily due to home ownership, student loans

• 33% debt remained stable

• 22% debt decreased

• 11% no debt

Continuing Education

• 50% of former clients continued maintained current education level

• 50%  continued to improve their education level

1. 22% pursuing bachelor degree
2. 17% earned specialized certification
3. 6% pursuing masters degree
4. 6% completed GED

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