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MOTEL 2 HOME PROGRAM OUTCOMES
• 44 families served in 2021 • Average motel length of stay = 16.2 months • Average credit score at start of program = 510 • Average credit score at completion of program = 615 • Average hourly wage increased to $20.21 by completion of program • 100% maintained housing at 1 year • For participants starting program in 2019, 100% maintained housing at 2 years
CHILDREN ARE THRIVING!
• School turnover has been reduced • Children are joining sports and extracurricular activities • Several have advanced to college and/or entered the workforce
MOTEL 2 HOME Launched by St. Vincent de Paul Georgia in 2019, Motel 2 Home is a comprehensive rehousing program designed to help low-income individuals and families move from extended stay motels into stable housing. Extended stay motels have become the homeless shelters of the suburbs for many families. Even though most of them are working full-time, they often have no other alternative after experiencing an eviction because most property owners will not rent to a tenant with an eviction record. They move in thinking it will be a temporary solution but become trapped as high daily and weekly rates and local motel taxes leave them little money to save for paying off debt of paying deposits on a new apartment.
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE THRIVING!
• 1 became certified insurance claims adjuster • 1 became certified property and casualty claims administrator • 1 became certified EKG technician • 1 started her own CPR/BLS certification business and secured corporate contracts • 1 became a partner in a well-known food truck and catering business • Several were promoted to “supervisor” roles
MOTEL 2 HOME PROGRAM PARTNERS
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