Initiative

REACH

REACH offers case management services with the goal of addressing the social-emotional, behavioral, developmental, and academic needs of children. Creating a special focus on these childhood needs contributes to Passage Home’s multi-generational self-sufficiency approach.

Case Management: All enrolled children will receive comprehensive case management to set them up for future success. Case Management includes needs assessments, developmental assessments, social-emotional assessments, connection to resources and direct service providers, advocacy, troubleshooting barriers, and much more.

Motel Connect: Select families get perishable and non-perishable food delivered to their current residence on a weekly basis. We hope to ensure children have access to nutritious foods and reduce the effects of food instability.

Teach4REACH: Select children will be provided tutoring services by a qualified volunteer with the goal of helping them develop the skills to reach their academic goals.

Home Pathways Action Map REACH

Fast Facts

Relevant Actions Action 2.1, Action 3.2, Action 4.9
State or Local?

Local
Counties

Wake
Lead Agency

Passage Home, Inc
Type of Agency

Nonprofit
Racial Equity Lens
  • At Passage Home, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are at the core of our operation, including this initiative. 
  • In 2022, Passage Home hired a consultant to evaluate our DEI policies and create actionable steps to further our work in a meaningful and tangible way. 
  • As a result of working with the DEI Consultant, Passage Home has developed a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee at Passage Home.
  • Passage Home’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion includes having a leadership team (including Board Members) that accurately represents the country’s racial and ethnic diversity. The leadership team at Passage Home, including Board Members, consists of 36% Male and 64% female. Sixty-eight percent of board members identify as Black or African American, and 32% identify as White or Caucasian. Our C-Suite staff are 50% female and 75% individuals of color.
Community Voice
  • Passage Home actively works to include and engage the voices of families and community members it serves in decision-making. 
  • One-third of our Board Members are from each of the following groups: Elected Officials, Private Businesses, and Community Representatives (elected by the community).
  • In December 2021, Passage Home completed a Community Needs Assessment (CNA). As a follow-up to the survey, we hosted two community meetings on 12/20/21 to discuss the results and solicit additional feedback from community members. We also utilized quantitative data by reviewing census information, Passage Home records, and other relevant sources to complete a comprehensive assessment. 
  • Distributed two to four times per year, Passage Home’s Participant Satisfaction Survey captures current participants’ self-reported level of family Self-Sufficiency, satisfaction, and suggestions for program improvement.
Impact
  • 1372 Children provided food support (2019-2020)
  • 197 Children maintained stable housing during the pandemic (2019-2020)
  • 303 Months of hotel payments to make sure children did not go homeless during the pandemic (2019-2020)
Next Steps
  • Grow our staff so that we can serve more families experiencing poverty and homelessness
  • Grow more and stronger partnerships with community partners to ensure our clients have access to all the resources that they need
  • Create a data collection system which collects more meaningful information to the wellbeing of clients, tracks clients through time, and allows case managers more time to focus on clients.
Primary Funders
  • Community Services Block Grant
  • Smart Start
Contact

Joy Guha

Active Counties