Champ Homes Receives Grant from Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod Charitable Foundation Trust

Champ Homes, a local non-profit providing transitional housing and support services to Cape Cod residents, recently received a $2,500.00 grant award from the Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod Charitable Foundation Trust
in support of the Champ Homes’ Housing Program.

The purpose of the Housing Program is to provide transitional housing to adults on Cape Cod who are homeless or are at imminent risk of homelessness. The program addresses immediate concerns such as hot showers, clean towels, clothing and toiletries, an address and mail services, one prepared meal a day and food to make their own breakfast and lunch. However, once participants have established a place here, the program goes much further. Participants work closely with a team of care coordinators to navigate housing applications and learn how to advocate for themselves.

The overall goal of Champ Homes is to get participants back on their feet and to a place of self- sufficiency. In 2018, of the Champ Homes participants who moved on from the program, 47% successfully transitioned to independent living.

Champ Homes’ ongoing mission is to provide transitional housing to adults on Cape Cod who are homeless or near homeless in a safe, compassionate, respectful environment, where they instill confidence and hope by providing life skills, mentoring, vocational opportunities, and self-advocacy, while building faith in one’s God, one’s self, in others and beyond.

The Champ Program is a proven approach to addressing homelessness on the Cape and they have served over 2,700 individuals since opening their doors to Cape Cod residents in 1991. Champ Homes is a community of people who benefit from the care and the support of others. This program is unique to Cape Cod and strives to meet the individual needs of each participant who seeks assistance.

Founded in 1989, Champ Homes is a faith-based, nondenominational 501(c)3 charity that provides supportive, sober, transitional housing to men and women, age 18 and older— many of whom are challenged by mental, physical, or emotional disabilities and/or are recovering from addiction. Transitional Housing is an intermediate step between emergency shelters and permanent housing. It is more long-term (generally 2 years) and service-intensive than homeless shelters.

Champ Homes believes in the value of providing a refuge where love, respect, and support enable each person to overcome the difficulties that led to their homelessness. It is through this caring, individualized program that participants can learn to thrive, sustain independent living, and become productive members of the community.