Homespace Corporation

Family
Housing

Who We Are

Summary

For the past 20 years, Homespace Corporation has been succesfully helping young, single women (age 14-21 years old) to forge a better life for themselves and their children. Homespace provides a safe, nurturing environment where these young women can learn the skills to enhance themselves and their families, and break the cycle of public welfare dependency. Residents receive training in job-readiness, budgeting, household management, nutrition, parenting, as well as comprehensive clinical services.

Homespace and Second Chance Home are a Family. We are guided by Integrity, treating everyone with dignity and respect. Our families, guests, and staff are given the Security of a safe and caring environment. We encourage Empowerment driven by knowledge. Homespace succeeds when we work in Collaboration with our internal and external partners who will help us achieve our mission.

Vision

Homespace Corporation strives to be the premier agency in WNY that provides services for at-risk young women and empowers them to be independent members of the community.

Mission

Homespace Corporation supports at-risk young women to achieve independence two generations at a time.

Values

Family - Self-Sufficiency - Responsibility - Security - Resiliency

What We Do

For 25 years, Homespace Corporation has been succesfully helping youth (age 14-21 years old) to forge a better life for themselves and their children.

Second Chance Home

Provides parenting youth between the ages of 14-21 with a safe, supportive home to raise their children while working towards their goals related to permanency, self-sufficiency and parenting. To view our Fact Sheet click here.

Next Step

Next Step is an Agency Operating Boarding Home for female youth ages 14 to 21 providing more intense independent living skills for youth stepping down from residential care. This program allows for safety, structure and support prior to foster youth moving into a supervised independent living program. To view our Fact Sheet click here.

Supervised Independent Living Program (SILP)

Supportive apartment program for 17-21 year old pregnant, parenting or single young women in the Foster Care system. Our program focuses on using the Trauma Informed Care Model to embrace the needs of our youth and deliver services that are based on trust, safety, choice, empowerment, and collaboration. To view our Fact Sheet click here.

Community Supervised Independent Living Program (COMM SILP)

Community living program is an option for youth who have “graduated” from our residential programs. Youth in this program choose an approved apartment anywhere in Erie or Niagara County and Homespace pays their rent and utilities until they are 21 years old. At that time they take over the lease and remain in the apartment as an adult.

Young Parent Resource & Empowerment Program (Y-PREP)

Young Parent Resource & Empowerment Program (Y-PREP) is a community-based program that supports at-risk young mothers and young fathers aged 14 to 22. To view our brochure click here. For admission and referral please contact Rebecca Prendergast at 716-881-4600, ext. 236.