Project Encompass, Inc. is an organization that provides transitional housing accompanied by intensive life skill training for women. It offers assistance to women, frequently homeless, as they move from dependent, often abusive relationships into independent, self-sufficient lifestyles. Additionally, it assists clients in child reunification. This is particularly important as 80% of the clients have children but no custody.

This will be the county’s only women-only facility offering long-term transitional housing, linked to a structured program of recovery. All other shelters only offer 30 days or less of housing whereas Project Encompass, Inc. offers up to eighteen months.

Collaborative Approach to Empowering Individual. This program is a twelve -step program to develop self-sufficient clients. The different elements of the program are:

1. A Christian based 12-step recovery program.
2. Personal and spiritual development.
3. Mentoring program.
4. Personal development planning.
5. Vocational development.
6. Substance abuse prevention.
7. Interpersonal skill development.
8. Community involvement.
9. Creative leisure activities/celebration.
10. Leadership Training.
11. Job Readiness.
12. Independent living preparation/follow up.