Interlace Services for Women and Children
Interlace is a transitional housing program for women and children who are homeless due to domestic violence.
In Asheville there are several programs and organizations working to help victims of domestic violence, both during crisis and after it. One of those programs is Interlace.
Interlace is a transitional housing program for women and children who are homeless due to domestic violence. The program is a collaboration of five Asheville area local agencies: the Affordable Housing Coalition (AHC), Helpmate, Consumer Credit Counseling Services (CCCS), Housing Authority of the City of Asheville (HACA), and Pisgah Legal Services. Its goal is to empower women to work towards lives which are violence-free, stable, and independent. In order to achieve this goal, the program provides a wide array of information, advocacy, and supportive services. We work closely with the participants to create a comprehensive network of housing resources and other community-based services, so that the women can work on an individualized plan to achieve their own goals.
In Asheville there are several programs and organizations working to help victims of domestic violence, both during crisis and after it. One of those programs is Interlace.
Interlace is a transitional housing program for women and children who are homeless due to domestic violence. The program is a collaboration of five Asheville area local agencies: the Affordable Housing Coalition (AHC), Helpmate, Consumer Credit Counseling Services (CCCS), Housing Authority of the City of Asheville (HACA), and Pisgah Legal Services. Its goal is to empower women to work towards lives which are violence-free, stable, and independent. In order to achieve this goal, the program provides a wide array of information, advocacy, and supportive services. We work closely with the participants to create a comprehensive network of housing resources and other community-based services, so that the women can work on an individualized plan to achieve their own goals.
The participants enter into an 18-month program which provides
transitional housing for them and their children. The women pay 30% of
their income as rent (which is calculated every month to include any
financial changes the family experiences) and any utilities cost. All
of the rent money is then put into an escrow account and given back to
the participants upon graduation from the program.
To graduate from Interlace, the women must comply with the agreements
they sign when they enter the program. Basic provisions of these
contracts are: keeping the house clean and safe, paying rent and
utilities on time; developing the activities stated in their tiered
plan (including domestic violence and financial assessments,
participating in counseling sessions, and attending housing education
classes/session), and attending monthly Interlace meetings.
Participants meet with their case manager once a week, discuss new
obstacles the family faces every day, and the ways to address them. The
case manager also serves as a resource in terms of providing the family
with information about community-based services that can help them
stabilize or improve their life.
Interlace has the capacity to serve 16 families. To be eligible for one
of these residences, the applicants must be women and their children
who are homeless due to domestic violence. No legal residence status is
required.
Interlace has a bilingual case manager to work with Spanish-speaking
participants in the intensive way their situation requires. For more
information please call (828) 252-1155. For information in Spanish call
(828) 776-1305.
transitional housing for them and their children. The women pay 30% of
their income as rent (which is calculated every month to include any
financial changes the family experiences) and any utilities cost. All
of the rent money is then put into an escrow account and given back to
the participants upon graduation from the program.
To graduate from Interlace, the women must comply with the agreements
they sign when they enter the program. Basic provisions of these
contracts are: keeping the house clean and safe, paying rent and
utilities on time; developing the activities stated in their tiered
plan (including domestic violence and financial assessments,
participating in counseling sessions, and attending housing education
classes/session), and attending monthly Interlace meetings.
Participants meet with their case manager once a week, discuss new
obstacles the family faces every day, and the ways to address them. The
case manager also serves as a resource in terms of providing the family
with information about community-based services that can help them
stabilize or improve their life.
Interlace has the capacity to serve 16 families. To be eligible for one
of these residences, the applicants must be women and their children
who are homeless due to domestic violence. No legal residence status is
required.
Interlace has a bilingual case manager to work with Spanish-speaking
participants in the intensive way their situation requires. For more
information please call (828) 252-1155. For information in Spanish call
(828) 776-1305.
