New Foundations’ vision is to promote the development of housing and supportive services in order to assist formerly homeless families in the transition from shelters to permanent housing. Our desire is to make meaningful and lasting changes in our families’ lives, empowering them with the tools that will enable them to build their lives on a new foundation and move toward self-sufficiency.

In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Foundations assists homeless, disabled single heads of household with children by providing scattered site permanent supportive housing and case management services.

To be eligible for the New Foundations program a family must:

1) Be a single headed household (man or women) 18 years of age or older with one or more children under the age of 18 years old currently living with you. (If children are not living with you, you must have a court order stipulating reunification upon securing housing.)

2) Have at least one member of the household who has been diagnosed with a permanent disability (physical, mental or D/A dependency).

3) Have verification of homelessness as defined by the federal government.

Referrals to the New Foundation Supportive Housing Program can come from emergency or group shelters domestic violence shelters, safe homes, mental health, drug or alcohol facilities, or local Social Service agencies serving the homeless. Self-referrals are not accepted.

For more information, call 412-342-1305 or email NF@hosannahouse.org.

New Foundations is supported in part by: the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Bureau of Hunger and Housing and the FISA Foundation.