Champa House is a transitional rehabilitation facility offering long-term help toward self-sufficiency to single mothers and their children.

Women are referred to Champa House through shelters, social services, churches, and self-referrals. Once they arrive, the home provides security, structure, and the opportunity they need to break free from the cycle of poverty and homelessness. The safe, family atmosphere gives these women and their families a place to heal and grow.

Through a nationally-recognized program of education and counseling, Champa residents have the opportunity to build a positive future for themselves and their children, and to re-enter society as productive citizens.

Residents
" I shudder to think where I might have ended up if I had not come to Champa House. I would still be the little mouse who stood in the corner, afraid to speak my mind because I thought I had little mind to speak. Champa House has given me a second chance to become the woman and mother I was always meant to be."
-Sondi, New Life program graduate

"I was basically out on the streets and ended up in a battered women's shelter. I found out about Champa House while in the safe house. It has changed my life and my daughter's life. I can think past dying, and can show Krystal there is a reason to live."
-Diana, GED graduate

New Life Program
Champa House residents participate in the five-phase New Life program, a personalized curriculum addressing issues such as domestic violence, parenting, and education. This innovative program, lasting up to 27 months, integrates academics, Bible study, job skills, and spiritual and emotional counseling.

An on-site computer-enhanced Literacy and Education Center enables women to earn their high school diploma equivalent (GED) and meet other career goals while in the program.

In addition to academic and vocational courses, women are offered life skills classes such as budgeting, nutrition, health and exercise, sewing, anger management, and parenting — all geared towards achieving self-sufficiency. A progressive financial incentive program, which helps residents save for the future, further promotes their productive return to society.

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Fact Sheets

• Champa House
• LifeSkills, Education & Career
• New Life Program

At-A-Glance

9-unit transitional housing facility for single mothers desiring self-sufficiency.

Cooperative on-site children's program and preschool.

New Life Program:
Spiritual guidance
Emotional counseling
Bible study
Case management
Family development
Financial savings

Literacy and Education Center:
GED diploma courses
Life skills courses

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