Life Skills

At FIT, we recognize that helping an individual or family maintain housing stability often takes more than simply providing a home. The supportive services we provide focus on the strengths of each and every participant and their family while providing vital opportunities to build the skills necessary for self-sufficiency and stability.

Life skills are crucial tools that enable participants to achieve personal growth, learn positive behaviors, and gain independence. By developing these skills as part of a larger goal of self-awareness and understanding, individuals are able break the cycle of homelessness.

To facilitate the development of life skills, participants are offered programming in the following areas:

• Intensive therapeutic case management to increase skills and confidence in areas of: budgeting, health and wellness, mental health, employment, educational goals, and financial stability.
• Individual and group therapy opportunities for crisis support, stress management, coping skills, and self-awareness skills to enhance individual growth and achievement. Specialized topics include: parents in recovery, expressive arts, mindfulness, and relapse prevention.
• Workshops and social opportunities to improve skills in areas such as:
  • Substance abuse recovery
  • Relationship building
  • Health and wellness
  • Self-esteem
  • Parenting
• Family programming to provide opportunities for positive interactions and enhanced connections within extended families as well as with friends, neighbors, and the community at large.
• Health services provided to individuals and families through the Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Manchester – Mobile Community Health Team clinic (provided at the Families in Transition Market Street location).
• A 24-hour crisis hotline, available to all FIT participants.

For more information about life skills or to request an intake, please contact an intake worker at intake@fitnh.org. Or call (603) 641-9441 in the Manchester area or 1 (800) 470-6885 in the Concord area.

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