Real Change Project Reconnect

Helping homeless individuals and families find housing in a supportive environment.

As significant numbers of homeless individuals and families have migrated to communities where they have few supportive services and limited prospects for finding housing, we can offer these individuals and families the option of returning to their community of origin or to a community where they have available supportive services and to facilitate housing placement. 

This opportunity aims to provide several benefits:

• It may help reduce homelessness.
• It may allow individuals and families to return to communities where they are more likely to have family and social support networks.
• It may support family reunification.
• It may help reduce competition for scarce affordable housing for those homeless remaining in communities with low vacancy rates.
• It may be used to link individuals and families to employment, providing the income critical to sustain permanent housing.

It is expected that the individual and families voluntarily agree to return to their community of origin or to a community where they have available supportive services and to facilitate housing placement.

The following individuals and families may be eligible for Real Change Project Reconnect:

• Individuals and families seeking family reunification and housing with their family or other social support system. 
• Individuals and families who have identified employment and need only short-term social service support to facilitate their transition to the arrival community. 
• Individuals and families who have affordable permanent housing or other shelter option awaiting them in a community where they have family or social supports. 

The program will be involved in working with community partners to secure the required IDs and birth certificates for those under 18, confirming the individual and families do not have any legal issues holding them in Escambia County, completing the Real Change Reconnect Program Request form, exploring both bus and airline tickets for best options, and confirming that connections have been made in the arriving community. We also will coordinate a place for the individual or family to stay prior to their departure and provide transportation to the bus station or airport.

Real Change Project Reconnect Guidance

Real Change Project Reconnect Pre-Documentation Checklist

Think you qualify for Real Change Project Reconnect and are interested in Relocation, click here to submit your pre-application and someone will reach out to schedule an appointment.

Real Change Project Reconnect Marketing Materials:

• Project Reconnect Flyer for Print
• Project Reconnect Flyer for Web
• Project Reconnect Postcard

For more information, email Homelessness@MyEscambia.com.