$30,000 to benefit a new Youth Engagement Program

Mesa, AZ – Family homelessness shatters lives. Since 1996, House of Refuge, Inc. has worked tirelessly to provide transitional housing to homeless families with minor children. Case management and wrap-around supportive services help residents work to overcome homelessness, achieve self-sufficiency, and obtain their own permanent housing.

Ongoing research shows that the trauma of homelessness, and the complex circumstances that lead to it, can have an especially devastating impact on the physical and emotional health of young people, both immediately and later in life. Without timely intervention, this trauma may contribute to a multi-generational cycle – where youth who lack housing stability grow up to experience homelessness again as adults with children of their own.

House of Refuge is pleased to announce the creation of a new Youth Engagement Program specifically designed to connect teens to community resources, as necessary, to support mental health, substance abuse prevention, and healthy habits & life choices. The program will also promote development of positive relationships, avoidance of violence or abuse, and education & career exploration – to give homeless youth a fighting chance at a successful future.

About House of Refuge, Inc.
Located on a 20-acre portion of the former Williams Air Force Base in south east Mesa, this 501c3 non-profit provides transitional housing in a neighborhood setting for homeless families. Honoring the faith-based traditions of their founders, they treat people with dignity and respect through programs that bring hope and self-sufficiency. For more information, visit www.houseofrefuge.org.

About the Donald C. Brace Foundation
This private family-based philanthropic foundation was created in 1988 by Donna Brace Ogilvie, to honor her father, Donald C. Brace, publisher and founder of Harcourt, Brace & Co.