Posts tagged Rapid Rehousing
Program Spotlight: Rapid Rehousing

“Housing matters and safe and affordable housing matters, and understanding that it's not the people don't want to do better, it's that it's a lot harder than it looks.” –Shyanne Urban, Rapid Rehousing Program Manager

Gina had finally taken her young daughter and fled her abusive partner, but she had done so with no job, no savings, and nowhere to go. She had unresolved chronic health problems she’d been unable to seek treatment for due to lack of access to health care, and she’d developed severe CPTSD from the ongoing strain of living with daily emotional abuse. Her physical and mental health symptoms made it difficult to get out of bed most days, let alone hold down a job. On top of it all, she had begun taking unprescribed pills to get through days filled with physical pain along with mental and emotional anguish. She first went to her mother’s house but was unable to stay for long. Gina’s relationship with her family was strained, and her mother was volatile and frequently verbally abusive, constantly threatening to kick Gina and her daughter out onto the street. The continuous stress and mistreatment brought Gina to her breaking point. Desperate for reprieve, she took her daughter and left.

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FrontLiner Profiles: Shyanne Urban

“I love that FrontLine is so integrated in the community, and that we truly meet people where they’re at to make sure they get the services that they need in the way that best suits them. I care about this work because everyone deserves someone to truly support them and help them achieve what is important to them, even if it doesn’t look the way we want it to.”

Shyanne Urban is the Traditional Rapid Rehousing, and Domestic Violence Rapid Rehousing Program Manager and has worked at FrontLine since 2022.

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Program Spotlight: Coordinated Intake

Parents are always thinking of their children: how to feed, clothe, teach, and comfort them. That pressure exponentially increases when you are also fleeing from an abusive partner with no support system. 

Jess needs somewhere to stay after living out of her car with her three children. The seats make uncomfortable beds, and she can only keep the heat running for so long before her battery runs out. It’s difficult to feel safe in a parking lot or garage, but it feels much safer to her than living another night with her abusive partner. 

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