More Than a Place to Live: Building Stability and Opportunity Through Project Home

One year after moving into their new homes, young adults are building connections, developing life skills, and taking meaningful steps toward their futures.

For young adults transitioning out of foster care, the path to independence can be filled with uncertainty. While many young people can rely on family for guidance, financial support, or a place to land when things get difficult, those aging out of foster care may face these milestones without the same safety net.

Stable housing is an essential first step. But having a place to live is only part of what it takes to build a successful, independent life.

Last summer, Voices For Children Foundation reached an important milestone through Project Home, an initiative designed to provide stable housing and wraparound support for young adults who have aged out of foster care and kinship families.

Through a partnership with The Cornerstone Group, young adults and families moved into fully furnished apartments within a residential community, each thoughtfully prepared with furniture, household essentials, and the comforts that help make a space feel like home.

In the days leading up to move-in, Voices For Children’s Independent Living team, staff, and volunteers worked to assemble furniture, organize supplies, and prepare each apartment for its new residents.

Fueled by the Lopez Family Charitable Foundation, Project Home represents an approach to housing that goes beyond providing a roof overhead. It brings together stable housing, ongoing guidance, practical resources, and a supportive community to help residents build toward long-term stability and independence.

Building a Community of Support

Over the past year, Voices For Children has continued working alongside Project Home residents, providing opportunities to learn, connect, and grow.

Through a series of life skills workshops, young adults have explored topics ranging from everyday household responsibilities to financial planning and personal development. Sessions have included cooking, basic home repairs, budgeting, investments, leadership, relationship dynamics, AI ethics, and fitness, as well as art and home décor activities that encourage residents to make their spaces their own.

These workshops are designed to help young people develop the practical knowledge and confidence needed to navigate adulthood.

Just as important are the opportunities to build relationships and a sense of belonging.

Monthly dinners bring residents together to share meals, strengthen connections, and create a sense of community. Group excursions provide additional opportunities for new experiences, while ongoing access to Voices For Children’s Comfort Closet helps residents obtain clothing, household necessities, and other essentials as needs arise.

Together, these services create a network of support that extends well beyond the walls of each apartment.

Milestones Worth Celebrating

Since moving into their new homes, Project Home residents have continued pursuing their education, exploring career opportunities, and finding ways to use their voices.

Today, all participating young adults are engaged in education, employment, or both.

Looking Beyond Housing

For kinship families, stable housing can help create the consistency children need while remaining connected to relatives and the people they know and trust.

For young adults transitioning out of foster care, it can provide the breathing room to focus on education, employment, financial independence, and personal growth without the constant uncertainty of where they will live.

Project Home brings these needs together through a model that recognizes an important truth: lasting stability requires more than housing alone.

It requires access to resources, opportunities to develop new skills, trusted relationships, and a community that continues showing up.