Second Chance Home provides transitional housing
and support services to teenaged mothers and their children who
are "homeless," as
defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
as follows:
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An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate
night time residence; and |
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An individual who has a primary night time residence
that is: |
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(A) |
a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed
to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare
hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the
mentally ill); |
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(B) |
an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals
intended to be institutionalized; or |
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(C) |
a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used
as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. |
Residents must also meet the following eligibility guidelines for
our main facility:
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Parent must be single and 14 -
17 years of age. |
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Parent must have 1-2 children and legal custody
of their child or children, or must be in the third trimester
of pregnancy. |
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Children must be 6 years old or younger. |
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Parent must be a ward of Erie County or New
York State. |
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No active use of alcohol or drugs. |
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If there is a history of alcohol or drug abuse,
the applicant must be in treatment or rehabilitation, or have
verification that it is not needed. |
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No history of abuse toward staff. |
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If there is a history of abuse toward children
and Child Protective Services is involved, parent must be willing
to comply with recommended mandates. |
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Be willing to become a caring parent and to
provide care for the child; interested in planning for child’s
future. |
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Be interested in personal growth as demonstrated
by willingness to participate in counseling, support groups,
educational seminars, furthering education, obtaining job skills,
or vocational training. |
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Willing to learn and perform life management
skills; including budgeting, nutrition, cleanliness, personal
hygiene, housekeeping, time management, health and dental. |
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Respectful of others by demonstrating characteristics
of dependability and trustworthiness. |
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Both applicant and child (ren) must have had
completed medical examinations in the last 60 days or made an
appointment for treatment/exam, testing for contagious diseases. |
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If applicant is suffering from any known illness,
they must continue under the care of a physician and take prescribed
medication. |
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If the applicant is suffering from a mental
illness, he/she must have regular psychiatric care, be taking
any medication that may be prescribed, be stabilized and have
the ability to function in a group home setting. |
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References from case worker, school, other
human service or religious professionals. |
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Second Chance Home does not discriminate
because of ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. |
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