Current Updates
Waiting List Closure
Families In Transition will be closing the waiting list and no longer accept referrals for services effective August 1st 2011.
This closure is being implemented in order to effectively work with the many families who are
currently on our waiting list and are in need of assistance. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
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New Mid-County Office
We are proud to announce that we now have a third office! The new office is located in Soquel, and that means we now have North County, Mid County, and South County locations! Also, please remember that we recently moved our Watsonville Office to a new address. You can get all the current locations on our contact page.
100 Women Who Care
Families In Transition is very proud to have received a generous donation from 100 Women Who Care! FIT's own Victoria Regan accepted a check for almost $6,000! Read more about it and see a photo on their Meetings page (look under March 2nd). Thank you 100 Women Who Care!
Support FIT with a Tax-Deductible Donation
Families In Transition is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. You can help support our efforts by making a tax-deductible donation securely through PayPal. For other ways you can help, please visit our services page or contact us for more information. We greatly appreciate any & all help you can give. Thank you.
FIT Referral Form
Agencies wishing to refer a client for any of our general services can download a copy of our Official Client Referral Form. After completing the Referral Form, please email it as an attachment to info@fitsantacruz.org. We will then contact elligible clients once they have been added to our waiting list. Thank you for your cooperation.
HPRP Family Collaborative
The HPRP Family Collaborative is a joint effort led by Families In Transition of Santa Cruz County. This project will provide assistance to struggling families throughout Santa Cruz County in 2010 and 2011. Six Santa Cruz County organizations are working together to provide temporary support for rent, security deposits, and utilities to local families to help them through the economic crisis. Please visit the new HPRP site to see if you are eligible to receive support!
If you feel you are elligible, please fill out an Initial Consultation Form. Thank you.
Strawberry Festival
Last year's Strawberry Festival was a huge success! So much so that we will be participating again at the 2011 Strawberry Festival in downtown Watsonville on August 6th and 7th. Please contact Dawn at dawn@fitsantacruz.org for more information. Thank you!
Families In Transition Store
You can help support Families In Transition and get some cool merchandise at the same time! We have all sorts of apparel, hats, bags, coffee mugs, mousepads, and more! Visit our Cafépress Store to browse the selection. Thanks, and happy shopping!
Support FIT With OneCause!
Support FIT through your regular purchases! Go to OneCause and register with Families In Transition. Shop online at hundreds of participating merchants and a rebate will be given to FIT at no cost to you! Merchants include clothing outlets, office supply stores, bookshops, department stores, pet supplies and more! OneCause is a quick, easy and FREE way to help!
Client Feedback Survey [en Español]
Families In Transition greatly appreciates any feedback that our clients may have on their experience working with us. If you are a current or previous client of FIT, you can give us your feedback on the services you've received. Please visit our Feedback Page to participate. Thank you. [en Español]
Welcome
Welcome to Families In Transition of Santa Cruz County. The goal of Families In Transition is to provide high quality supportive & housing services to struggling families throughout Santa Cruz County.
Families In Transition works closely with many community partners to ensure that families are able to access all appropriate resources and opportunities for success and stability. In addition to linkages with community programs and on-going case management services Families In Transition provides a variety of housing strategies to meet the individual needs of homeless and at-risk families with children throughout Santa Cruz County.
In most cases Families In Transition provides a short-term housing subsidy to families in scattered sites throughout the community. The goal is for the family to obtain necessary rental assistance and social services tailored to their individual circumstances while living in stable, private market housing that they will be able to maintain on their own at the completion of Families in Transition services.
Since 1992 Families In Transition has been preventing and ending homelessness for local families with children. Over one thousand families have received services that have enabled them to provide a home and greater stability for their children.
