Serenity House of Atlanta Ministries Supportive Housing, Shelter, Transitional Housing, Halfway House, GED assistance

Class of Housing: Supportive Housing, Shelter, Transitional Housing, Halfway House, GED assistance

General Information:

For men please call: Norman Bethea at 678.231.4002
For women please call: Pamela Bethea at 404.538.1361

Serenity House of Atlanta Ministries is an organization that provides housing and comprehensive support services to the homeless and people at risk in order to facilitate changes in their lives.

Our Ministry deals with homeless clients in need of long term transitional housing. They stay on- site for a period of six months to one year in order to obtain Employment, GED, Technical or College Education and guide them on a path to be responsible for their responsibilities in life.

Serenity House of Atlanta Ministries is a place where clients can come together and rebuild their lives. Our mission is to help them regain their independence and dignity, and break the cycle of self destructive patterns to recreate productive lives. As life coaches, we provide transitional housing for hard to place clients such as, the Homeless, the mental ill, and Ex-Offenders.

Goals

    * Provide opportunities for individuals to maintain residential stability
    * Provide opportunities for individuals to increase skills and/ or income
    * Provide opportunities for individuals to increase self-determination
    * To provide residents an opportunity to receive interdisciplinary treatment and services that are individualized and coordinated on an on-going basis. Provision of these services will assist residents with managing their lives, their living space, their health and possessions.

Website: http://www.serenityhouseatl.org

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Helpful Definitions For Serenity House of Atlanta Ministries:

Transitional housing is affordable supportive housing designed to provide housing and appropriate support services to persons who are homeless or who are close to homelessness. The transition is to help them be more self sufficient to move towards independent living on their own. Transitional housing locations are oftentimes called Halfway Houses. The naming of the two (Halfway House OR Transitional House) is oftentimes interchangeable.

Many Transitional Housing programs are subsidized and are income based. Income based transitional housing generally charges 30% of your income for rent when you do have income. Contact the transitional housing facility to see if this applies.

Services provided at transitional housing facilities varies from substance abuse treatment, to psychological assistance, job training, domestic violence assistance, etc. The assistance provided varies, but it is generally affordable and low cost housing. Read the descriptions of each of the transitional living locations for more detailed information. Transitional housing facilities also may or may not assist with alcohol and/or drug substance abuse treatment.