TCFAH Transitional Housing
In June of 2004, with the assistance of Federal and County grants, TCFAH officially launched the Supportive Housing Services component of the Transitional Housing Program. In embarking on the First-Year Anniversary, TCFAH is celebrating the success of the program!

The TCFAH has established twenty (20) single-family, scattered-site Transitional Housing units within Seminole County. The Transitional Housing program is designed to assist homeless families gain permanent housing stability, by incorporating comprehensive supportive services. Participants are offered rent and utility subsidies, Counseling, Case Management, Advocacy, Financial Education, and Self-Sufficiency Training. Families are provided support services for up to 24 months.

Lisa Merlin House
TCFAH has spent over 3 years working with the Lisa Merlin House in developing Supportive Housing for women, with dependant children, who are struggling with substance abuse issues. TCFAH is proud to announce that the HARD work has finally begun to pay-off !

Although the Lisa Merlin House is well established in Orange County, there was a need to not only expand into Seminole County, but to provide a facility that will also accommodate women with dependant children. Often times, a mother that is struggling with substance abuse issues will not seek assistance for fear that she will lose her children, and that her children will be placed in foster care. This is not only damaging to the "family-unit", but it hinders the Recovery Process, for both Mother and child.

Through the facilitation and diligent efforts of TCFAH, the construction of a 7,600 square-foot facility is due to be completed by 2006. This new facility will provide the full array of treatment services required for substance abuse recovery, including the education and skills required to transition back into independent living. Clients can maintain residency for up to 24 months, and the comprehensive services are not limited to the mother, but include her children as well.