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Home is Everything
For each of us, home is the center of our world. It is where we design and manifest our future. Being at “home” is a feeling that makes us feel like we belong in the world. It is a predictable and secure place. It is where we manage our emotional and physical well-being. It is our centering place to build and grow healthy relationships, where we orientate ourselves, maintain order, organize our lives and improve our productivity as employees and students.
So too, for aged-out foster youth once they receive their sense of home. It is a place where they can make plans for birthdays, holiday gatherings, and family dinners. It is a wellspring of inspiration to grow their confidence, to go out into the world, and work to improve their life.
The Barriers to Furnishing a Home
- The average American child is completely financially dependent on their parents until age 26. More than 50% of a parent’s financial support to their child is spent on housing.
- To fully furnish a one-bedroom apartment and equip it with all basic items for functionality costs a minimum of $10,000. (Ikea prices without appliances)
- After an average of seven relocations in the system, a former foster youth may secure a Section 8 apartment, but only have the means to sleep, eat, and study on the floor and keep their belongings in garbage bags.
A Sense of Home provides deserving young adults with homes in just 90 minutes, giving them a foundation of which they can thrive from.
Crowdsourced from local businesses and individual donors, more than 200 pre-screened and high-quality household goods (otherwise destined for landfills) have been repurposed and installed in homes, allowing ASOH to create a custom-tailored home environment designed specifically to align with each recipient’s taste and style.
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