Shelter Diversion
Our Shelter Diversion program is designed to keep families out of shelter by providing financial assistance and robust case management.
Shelter Diversion helps families experiencing or at risk of homelessness find safe alternatives to entering emergency shelters. This trauma-informed, client-centered approach addresses homelessness as a crisis to be mediated, aiming to restore housing or identify a safe place to stay.
Family Promise of Collin County’s Diversion Program assists families who have lost housing, are doubled up, or are running out of options. By offering financial assistance and robust case management, the program helps families avoid entering shelters or becoming literally homeless.
Shelter Diversion is the most cost-effective way to prevent homelessness, targeting households with incomes below 30% of the Area Median Income or those with risk factors like eviction history, young children, or lack of a support network.
Contact us if you need this kind of assistance.
Proactive Solutions
Affiliates offer a variety of strategies to ensure the people we serve do not fall into the cycle of housing instability that can devastate families and alter the course of children’s lives. These include administering  formal diversion programs with government funding, providing rental assistance, landlord mediation, and community-based approaches that keep families housed.
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Our national partnership with Help Us Move In (HUMI) helps support diversion/prevention programming in Affiliates and is an example of how best practices are applied through our federated model.