NPCC Acquires Norwell Home
and Expands Transitional Housing
We are extremely pleased to report that our board and staff over the past quarter have worked diligently in restructuring our Transitional Housing Program in an effort to better meet the needs of our constituents. Together, we explored the strengths and weaknesses and took necessary steps to improve on service delivery. As a result on our ongoing assessments, we have restructured our transitional housing program serving single mothers between the ages of 18-35 and their children into a three-phase program.
On December 1st, NPCC implemented Phase One with the acquisition of the
Norwell Home located on 12 Concord Street, Nashua. Girl’s Inc. originally
operated a residential program for teen mothers and children at the Norwell
Home for approximately one year, until November 2001. A lack of sustainable
funding made it necessary for Girl’s Inc. to develop an action plan
for the transition of the program and the residents to another agency. NPCC
was awarded the Norwell Home property on November 20 th on a lease agreement
with the Hunt Community (the property owner). NPCC was selected as the organization
to manage the residential program because of its reputation for excellence
and its commitment to providing transitional housing services to single mothers
and their children. Within a two-week time span, NPCC expanded its housing
program capacity to serve an additional 7-10 families, and increased its
annual operating budget by approximately $125,000.
Phase I at the Norwell Home serves as the entry point for young mothers and their children to begin the process of learning to effect the changes necessary to enhance their lives. A staff dedicated to teaching life skills; from the very basics including domestic chores, cooking and time management are working assiduously to ensure our young mothers’ success. Once residents have proven their ability to live more independently, they will be transferred to apartments in what is now Phase II of our program. Case management and therapeutic support will remain in place until residents graduate from our program and are able to move into permanent housing. We are excited by the addition of this beautiful home to our housing inventory and our ability to provide services for more young families. It is our goal in the coming months to sustain the funding in order to continue providing this valuable service to this vulnerable population, and to purchase the Norwell Home from the Hunt Community.
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