About – v2 – Uncle Dave's Housing

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

The Mission at Uncle Dave’s Housing is to create a warm and welcoming environment for men in need of housing and services to reintegrate into society and provide a foundation for a second chance in life.

OUR VISION

At Uncle Dave’s Housing, our vision is that everyone who lives with us can transition back into society and the homeless population is decreased along with the recidivism rate making Los Angeles a better place to live for everyone.

CORE VALUE

We believe that everyone has the right to housing as it is a basic human need. Housing first model is the foundation for a healthier and fuller life whether one needs a fresh start or is reentering society.

Uncle Dave’s Housing provides a quality shared home with for each individual which helps build their dignity and self-esteem immediately for a postive outlook on their future.

With Housing Firsts model, we are committed to providing quality shared living for all our residents. Each home provides a safe place to live where one can close their eyes at night. The men find that we live as a family, they learn to shop, cook, go to 12 step meetings, offer employment tips to each other and be suppoortive in a family-like manner.

We treat everyone as family in our hommes and learn to respect everyone living under the same roof. It is a welcoming environment that provides a supportive community for those wanting to build a better life.

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES/CASE MANAGEMENT

We understand everyone has unique needs and requirements so our case management services aare tailored to each individual. We want to ensure each person has the opportunity to repair and rebuild their lives and inclusive and equitable access to all services, referrals and resources they may need for reintegration into society.

Everyone of our house managers and staff have the lived experience making the case management much easier to discuss and find what each new resident needs to start building their new life.

Our transitional homes work to ensure each resident has access to the necessary resources and support to build their self-esteem and dignity which creates a strong foundation for their transition back into the community.

LIVED EXPERIENCE

We witness that the lived experience of our house managers allow new people to quickly adapt and move-in comfortably to their new shared living home. They are proud of wehere they live due to the quality of the hosuing and services. Thus their dignity and self-esteem are raised giving them a strong start to a new life.

Our homes create a safe, welcoming, family-like atmosphere with supportive services that give individuals a solid foundation for a fuller and purpose-filled life.