vision of hope

Vision of Hope helps those in need, in a variety of ways by assisting women who reside in the Greensboro Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) shelter and their children with their basic needs.   At VOH, we recognize that not all homeless people want to live in a shelter, therefore, VOH  helps men and women who are literally homeless and  are sleeping under bridges, in the woods or in abandoned cars or homes by providing them with blankets, food, and warm or weather appropriate clothing.   VOH also hosts an annual school supply drive, which benefits the children who reside in the women’s shelter.  Vision of Hope also provides outreach to literally homeless veterans and individuals by giving them donated clothing, serving them meals and connecting them to public and military benefits.

HOMELESS OUTREACH AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

 Vision of Hope Outreach Services

The Vision of Hope (VOH) outreach team goes to areas where homeless individuals are known to frequent so that they can find out the needs of the homeless people living in areas not meant for living.  Some want to stay there, so emergency survival supplies are handed out to them and for those who want to find adequate shelter, an assessment and referral is made to shelter hotlines and programs that will help them find a safe place to sleep.  These donations are provided by generous donations from churches,local grocery stores, and individuals. VOH distributes emergency food, household items, and school supplies for children living in the Greensboro YWCA Women’s Shelter and the community. Through VOH outreach, volunteers and case managers often uncover additional needs of those receiving services, which has led to the removal of barriers that have led to homelessness. VOH also offers a food pantry to the community. We have scheduled days in which we will have our food pantry open to the community. An announcement of scheduled food pantry dates, times, and location will be posted at a later date. VOH volunteers and staff complete a comprehensive

 

LIFE SKILLS TRAINING

Vision of Hope uses its homeless outreach program to assess each program recipient for the specific barriers which prevent them from living a stable life.  The VOH Life Skills program offers classes that will be held twice a week. The location and time of each class will be posted on the website at a later date. VOH Life Skills program allows participants to obtain assistance in:

 

Health Screenings

We also have health assessment screening such as blood pressure checks and diabetes testing.

 

Budgeting and Money Management

Our skilled financial literacy instructors and money management counselors   volunteer their time to teach program recipients how to obtain benefits that increase their incomes and how to budget the money they receive so that they can obtain stability.

 

Connection to Public and Military Veteran Benefits

VOH helps homeless program participants and military veterans complete forms and resolve issues that have prevented them from receiving income that is rightfully theirs.  Benefit application assistance that VOH provides, includes:

o Military pension benefits

o Disability application assistance

o Veteran employment preference application assistance

o Purple Heart back pay

o Other related services like, obtaining DD-214 and related

    service documentation information)

 

Non-military Benefit Connection

o Public benefit referrals SNAP (Food Stamps), Medicare and

        cash assistance)

 

Employment Readiness

o Workforce Development Class

o Employment etiquette

o Resume writing skills and review

o Job application assistance

o Job location resources