The DMCC Homeless Initiative provides support services for individuals requiring short-term housing and the financial skills necessary to transition into a permanent home. The DMCC Substance Abuse Housing Scholarship Program provided by the DMCC Homeless Initiative is designed to help recovering addicts, who do not have the means to support themselves while in the initial stage of treatment, take the first step back towards becoming productive members of society by providing safe and supportive housing.
The Program is designed to pay for housing and transportation to/from treatment during the first 90 days of an individual’s residence in an approved sober living home through the solicitation of donations from various community organizations, businesses and treatment providers. For more information about making a donation to the DMCC Homeless Initiative to fund this program click here.
The goal of the Program is to increase the rate of individuals successfully transitioning from a life of addiction to one of productivity by giving eligible participants the “breathing room” to focus on their recovery during the initial treatment period, while motivating, educating and preparing them for the financial realities of life after recovery.
Eligibility
- Minimum 18 years of age
- No current means of support
- Homeless (no stable place of permanent residency)
- Referred by an approved sober living home (requires completion of Sober Home Referral Form)
- Personal motivation to recover and achieve permanent housing
- Willingness to follow Program Rules and Regulations
Program Rules and Regulations*
- Must commit to appropriate level of treatment at sober home move-in date based on personal history.
- Must attend bi-monthly DMCC financial education seminars.
- Must complete DMCC designated online financial literacy course within first 60 days.
- Must properly account for daily activities using Online Time Management Tracker software.
- Must agree and abide by all rules of sober home where scholarship funds are remitted.
- Must acknowledge the limited nature of the scholarship and seek gainful employment after first 60 days.
* Failure to abide by all Program Rules and Regulations at anytime may result in termination of scholarship.
Application Process
Submit required Scholarship Application and Sober Home Referral forms to DMCC Homeless Initiative at 3310 N. Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064, fax 954-545-4510 or email to housing@dmcconline.org.