We had a very successful second quarter at Harvest House, but as recent news articles have shown, the need for services for the men and women who are homeless in Sarasota is greater than ever.
We had a very successful second quarter at Harvest House, but as recent news articles have shown, the need for services for the men and women who are homeless in Sarasota is greater than ever.
Starting back in 2013, Sarasota spent tens of thousands of dollars—and earmarked hundreds of thousands more—agreeing to and then rejecting a solution that offered promise for reducing the city’s street homeless.
This year on January 26th there were 1,367 individuals who identified themselves as homeless in Sarasota County. 251 of them were children from 126 different families – families like Dawn’s.
A 2013 survey showed there were 350 homeless families with more than 1000 children in Sarasota County.
A self-described “loaves and fishes” ministry, The Harvest strives to “be God’s hands, extended to the community,” said longtime senior pastor Jim Minor
The only thing missing from the White family’s Christmas tree is the Green Bay Packers Cheesehead as the topper.
“It was nice to bring our baby to a home from the hospital instead of to our truck.”
Lisa was featured and spoke at our 2015 Home Again Luncheon… Here is her story.
We had a very successful first quarter at Harvest House …
Harvest House has been selected to receive an ESO (Engaging – System Centric – Outcomes) Award, a one-time gift of $20,000 from The Patterson Foundation.
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Please note, submitting an application for an NSP Affordable Rental does not guarantee housing. Units do not become available very often, so Harvest House will hold your application for 6 months in case a unit becomes available. The NSP program has strict gross income limits that are determined by HUD. Please see the chart below to ensure that your household meets the income requirements. Questions? Please contact housing@harvesttab.com.
Submitting an application does not guarantee housing. Our goal is to serve as many families as possible, but due to limitations, we select those with the highest acuity of need first. We hold applications for 6 months in case an opening fits the needs of each applicant over that time period.
Home Again is a housing program that helps families prepare for long-term housing stability. The best fit for the program is families that have many challenges to housing but are willing to engage with the program to improve their housing situation. Families must be willing to set goals, meet regularly with a case manager, attend life skills classes, and participate in individual housing stability plans.