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Trinity Haven shifts Host Homes to shorter stays for prevention and seeks hosts and volunteers
Summary
After ending a federal grant, Trinity Haven said it converted its Host Homes program from a six‑month, literal‑homelessness model to shorter prevention stays (as short as two weeks) and offers stipends and reimbursements to hosts.
Jenny White described the Host Homes program and a recent shift away from federal program rules to a prevention model that aims to keep students and other young adults housed during college breaks.
"Our hosts provide a short term housing option for young people, from anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months," White said, noting the organization now hopes to recruit hosts who can offer shorter stays over spring or winter break so residents can remain enrolled in school. She said the original federal grant required six‑month placements and that removing those restrictions allows Trinity Haven to offer more flexible, prevention‑oriented hosting.
White also said Trinity Haven offsets hosting costs with stipends and reimbursements for utilities and groceries "to try to make it super accessible, and it shouldn't be financially a barrier to anybody." She encouraged ERG members and local alumni networks at colleges (Ball State, IU Bloomington and Purdue) to help recruit hosts and to sign up for training.
The director said short‑term hosting can be easier for volunteers and is intended to preserve educational trajectories for students who might otherwise leave school when housing becomes unstable.
