Harbor Hoapply raising money to open hoapplying for domestic violence survivors

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A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing hoapplying, support and services to survivors of domestic violence is working on opening a transitional hoapplying community construction project, with construction slated to start next year.

Harbor Hoapply of Central Florida, which provides short-term emergency shelter for those in dangerous situations, revealed the stable bridge-hoapplying project, called Our Grove, during the organization’s Purple Door Luncheon in early October, amid Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The new initiative aims to address Central Florida’s hoapplying shortage, providing “supportive homes where survivors can safely heal, rebuild their lifestyles, and shift toward lasting indepfinishence,” as stated in a news release.

“We’re creating a place where survivors can continue their healing journey — in a community that meets both the practical and emotional necessarys of families who are starting over,” Michelle Sperzel, CEO of Harbor Hoapply of Central Florida, stated in a press release. “Every aspect of this project was designed to assist them build confidence, self-sufficiency, and stability, surrounded by support.”

The secure complex will provide transition hoapplying to survivors and their families, where they can stay for 12 to 24 months, as they receive wraparound services to achieve long-term stability and avoid facing homelessness or having to return to dangerous situations.

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“In Orange County, waitlists for public hoapplying can last six months or more, leaving many survivors and their children with nowhere safe to go,” the release stated. “Without a stable transitional bridge and continued support, many face the risk of returning to unsafe situations.”

Families residing at Our Grove will have access to financial literacy education, legal advocacy, employment coaching, mental health counseling and more. The hoapplying community will be pet-frifinishly and offer recreational areas, including a community building, walking paths, green spaces, a playground and more.

The complex will consist of two apartment buildings, each with eight two-bedroom units. There will also be one ADA-accessible cottage, according to the release.

Phase 1 of the project, which comprises one of the apartment buildings, has already received the necessary funding through a HOME-ARP grant from the city of Orlando to cover construction and additional private donations from entities such as the Armstrong Family, Harper Family Foundation, Light Orlando and Massey Services. However, the nonprofit organization necessarys to raise money to build the second complex, according to the release.

To fund the second phase of the project, Harbor Hoapply launched Our Grove Capital Campaign to raise the remaining $4.5 million. In the first year, the hoapplying project will provide homes for approximately nine adults and 24 children, and more than 45 adults and 120 children in five years, according to the release.

To learn more about Harbor Hoapply of Central Florida or the new hoapplying project, visit HarborHoapplyFL.com.

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