Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County

The Union Gospel Mission Family Center is a 26-room facility designed to meet the needs of homeless women with children. Each mother and their child/children have their own room. An intake assessment is completed on each family group to identify barriers that resulted in homelessness. Based on this assessment a case management plan is developed. Referrals are provided to a variety of programs offered on site as well as in the community. On site agencies include All Church Home for Children Care Program, which provides individual and family counseling, MHMR assessments, and Recovery Resource Council substance abuse assessments. Employment services are offered through Project Wish, a collaboration with Workforce Solutions of Tarrant County.
Residents in the Family Center participate in Stress Management and Parenting classes, Employment Workshops; and ALPHA a spiritual development class, all offered on site. Residents’ school age children participate in the Union Gospel Mission Children’s Enrichment Program, which provides after school tutoring, Rainbow Days Christian based program for children to teach coping skills, and Recovery Resource Council Sunshine Club.

An assessment with a case manager is required for entrance into the residence program. The assessment identifies the barriers that led to the individual’s homelessness; and is utilized to develop an individualized case management plan. Participants in both programs are encouraged to avail themselves of the following services offered on site: MHMR – mental health evaluations, Recovery Resource Council- substance abuse assessments, Project Wish- employment workshops and intensive case management for assistance in overcoming employment barriers. Alcoholics’ Anonymous groups, Celebrate Recovery, and Spiritual Development programs are also available.
Many residents are referred to the Tarrant County College learning center to obtain their GED and for educational assessment to enter The Visions Program, which is a partnership with Tarrant County College, Workforce Solutions and Union Gospel Mission. Through the Visions Program, residents attend Tarrant County College and receive supportive services to assist them into transitioning into a college setting.

The Women’s Program requires each individual to work out a personal program for change with their case manager. A wide spectrum of help is available: schooling – from GED to college courses, counseling, drug and alcohol assessment and treatment, legal advocacy, life skills and anger management classes are just a few of the opportunities available for our residents.  As participants in Project WISH, a part of the Texas Workforce Commission, many of our residents have found jobs and are on the way to self-sufficiency. Women with children are also provided with parenting classes as well as day care and baby sitting as necessary for their classes, job search and employment.