Maximizing Opportunities for Mothers to Succeed (MOMS) Roving Housing Resource Program
Who can get assistance from the MOMS Roving Housing Resource Specialist?
Maximizing Opportunities for Mothers to Succeed is a program available
only to pregnant and parenting women at the Santa Rita Jail.
What is the MOMS Roving Housing Resource Program?
One of the most virulent side effects of today´s criminal justice
system is the fractured relationships between children and their incarcerated
mothers. Too often, young mothers lose custody of their children during
incarceration and are unable to reunite with family members who may be
residing in multiple out-of-home environments with little contact between
siblings, parents, or other family members. The situation is further exacerbated
by the lack of economic resources, social supports, and available housing
for these women upon release.
In response, Eden I&R, in partnership with the Alameda
County Sheriff´s Office and community-based organizations, is
addressing the needs of young women through an innovative program. Maximizing
Opportunities for Mothers to Succeed (MOMS) is a new approach to re-uniting
incarcerated mothers with their children, improving the health and well-being
of family members, and equipping them with life skills for self-sufficiency,
such as education, job training, money management, and access to housing.
The MOMS program combines intensive individual and group training, case management, and other services during incarceration with a range of community-based post-release services including access to substance abuse treatment, mental health services, other primary services, as well as safe, decent, and affordable housing.
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Continuity of care is the cornerstone of the MOMS program: the same
community-based Case Managers who assist Program participants during incarceration
follow their progress post-release, providing/facilitating access to primary
services, support, family stabilization, and housing assistance. With
this holistic approach, program participants and their young children
are able to seamlessly transition into healthy, stable families.
Benefits of the Roving Housing Resource Program:
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Access to over 33,000 housing units in Alameda County
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Service referrals to over 1,200 providers that fit your needs
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Case management and advocacy specifically for housing issues
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Help with obtaining your credit report
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Waiting list information for subsidized and BMR units
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Access to applications for housing units
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Referrals to market rate housing that is currently available
(Click here to read a personal story of triumph due to the RHRP)