Upcoming Fundraisers for Still Waters home

Lunch at
Carrabba's
Italian Grille
1811 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte, FL

Friday, January 16, 2009
Noon - 2:00pm
Fun, Door Prizes,
50/50, Chinese Auction
$15.00 donation
Please RSVP by
Monday, January 12, 2009
to 941-204-4180

Still Waters Home
Sock Hop Benefit!
at The Charlotte County
Cultural Center

Saturday, March 28, 2009
5:00pm-9:00pm
Fun, Door Prizes,
50/50, Chinese Auction
$10.00 donation
Please RSVP by
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
to 941-204-4180

Still Waters Home

A new statistic has identified 467 homeless schoolchildren in Charlotte County. Of this number, 100 are truly homeless, meaning that they are living in such places as abandoned cars, tents, vacant houses and the woods, according to the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition.

Still Waters Home is a rescue operation under the auspices of Restoration Roads Ministry,Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency in Charlotte County. Restoration Roads works in close collaboration with the Homeless Coalition, Children's Home Society and the Charlotte County Public School's Homeless Youth and Family Liaison program.

Still Waters Home will provide 12 to 16 of these homeless school children with stable housing and, whenever appropriate, promote family reunification. It will help young people successfully navigate the road to mental and emotional wellness while providing a safe haven from the consequences of homelessness.

Still Waters Home will be occupied homeless youth between the ages of 14 and 18, who have annual incomes that meet the definition of extremely low income households as established in the Charlotte County HHR Plan and corresponding local, state, and federal housing definitions, as amended from time to time.  The eligible youth will be screened by the Charlotte County School System.

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Charlotte County Public School's
Homeless Education Project

The goal of the Charlotte County Public Schools (CCPS) Education Project for Students "in Transition" is to help students in temporary accommodations achieve academic success!

Approximately 190 students were served in Charlotte County.
This represents approximately 125 families
There are approximately 43 Unaccompanied Youths attending school.
On average 25 new students were certified per month
Port Charlotte/Murdock area accounted for 111 homless students
Punta Gorda/Deep Creek/Burnt Store area accounted for 70 homeless students
Englewood/El Jobean area accounted for 17 students

The above information was provided by Charlotte County Public School's Homeless Youth & Family Liaison, Lucy H. Garner, Ph. D., LCSW, and retrieved from the Charlotte County Public School's official website at http://www.ccps.k12.fl.us/Students.cfm?PageID=HMLS

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Some of the members of the Board and Committees for Restoration Roads Ministry, Inc. met at The Still Waters Home on November 24, 2008 to pray inside the home to take part in National Prayer Day for the Homeless.

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