Our Mission and Vision
House of Refuge is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located on 20 acres in southeast Mesa, Arizona. Supporting the community since 1996, our neighborhood includes 88 two-bedroom homes that are rented to families experiencing homelessness. By providing a home, as well as comprehensive, wrap-around supportive services, the House of Refuge program stabilizes families’ lives and helps them transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency, and then into stable housing of their own.
Vision
Every family deserves a home.
Mission
House of Refuge provides transitional housing in a neighborhood setting for homeless families. Honoring the faith-based traditions of our founders, we treat people with dignity and respect through programs that bring hope and self-sufficiency.
Logo
Although the roots of the lotus flower are underwater in the mud, a stem grows up through the water. Eventually a beautiful flower will bask pristinely in the sunlight above the water. It’s the strength and support of the stem that gives the lotus the chance to flourish.
Transitional Housing & Support Programs
Transitional housing is designed to be life-changing for family members of all ages. Participants receive so much more than ‘just’ a house; they can also find everything needed to make it a comfortable ‘home’. When a family comes to House of Refuge, they receive a home, furnishings, clothing, and food assistance.
But beyond solving their immediate housing issue, each House of Refuge family receives access to our one-of-a-kind, wrap-around support programs designed to help the family achieve self-sufficiency.
Support for Adults
The adult(s) in the family receive individualized 1:1 education and employment assistance, mentoring, encouragement, and support as they work to get back on their own two feet. The focus is on helping them improve their income, build their savings, and develop the life skills – financial, time management, planning, parenting, and more – needed to transform their lives and graduate successfully to stable housing.
Support for Children
The goal for the children and youth in the families is to help them become engaged in the services they need to begin recovering from trauma and lay the groundwork for successful adult lives.
Support for All
All residents have access to services and facilities in the House of Refuge neighborhood, including the Community Center for after-school programming, the Teen Center for building life skills and financial literacy, the Employment & Education Center, the Community Garden, and the Donation Center.
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