Transitional housing
Our duplexes give families a furnished, affordable place to live while they work, save, and plan their next step.
How it works“To provide transitional housing while networking individuals and families with organizations to affirm permanent placement in jobs and housing.”
The adopted mission of Almost Home Transitional Housing Program, a 501(c)(3) public charity serving Franklin County since 2011.
How it works
One path, walked at your own pace: a furnished home, a workable budget, and people who stay until the keys are yours.
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Arrive
A furnished duplex becomes home for a season, with a front door that is yours to lock.
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Stabilize
Budgeting and life-skills coaching turn an unstable month into a workable plan.
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Build
Steady work, growing savings, and connections with employers and agencies across the county.
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Move on
A deposit, a lease, and a place of your own that lasts.
What we do
Two doors, one purpose: get people into housing, and keep them there.
Homelessness prevention
Rent and utility assistance, security deposits, and financial counseling that keep neighbors housed before a crisis begins.
Skills that last
Budgeting classes, financial counseling, and everyday coaching, so the stability outlives the program.
Who we walk with
Our neighbors are seniors on fixed incomes, disabled neighbors, and working families across Franklin County who are one bill, one layoff, or one illness away from losing their housing.
- Seniors
- Disabled neighbors
- Working families
A stay with us
Families arrive from shelters, cars, couches, and overdue notices. They leave with a lease, a savings habit, and people who stay close after the boxes are unpacked.
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The first night, with a door that locks.
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Ordinary weeks: work, school, a budget that balances.
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The last box, carried to a place of their own.
Need help staying housed, or getting housed?
If you are in a housing crisis in Franklin County, reach out. We answer plainly, there is never a charge to talk, and everything you share stays between us.
You can write to us directly, or ask a church, school, or caseworker to write to us for you.
P.O. Box 906, Winchester, TN 37398-0906
Get help
Ways to give
Time, goods, skills, and partnerships all land close to home.
Give time
Sort donations, teach a budgeting class, or help turn a unit between families.
Give goods
Furniture in good condition, kitchen basics, and cleaning supplies go straight to incoming families.
Give skills
Handy with a furnace or a tax form? An hour of your trade is a real gift.
Partner
Churches, employers, and agencies make permanent placement possible. Join the network.
To volunteer or offer goods, write to info@almost.homes and we will find the fit.
Donate
Your gift keeps a family moving toward home.
Almost Home is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 27-2912474. Gifts stay in Franklin County, and they are stewarded like a neighbor's trust.
What gifts typically cover
- $25stocks the pantry shelf when a family first arrives.
- $50keeps a utility bill paid during a tight month.
- $100pays for counseling that turns a budget into a plan.
- $250helps fund a security deposit toward a permanent lease.
Examples of typical costs, for scale. Every gift is applied where it is needed most.
Prefer to mail a gift?
Make checks payable to Almost Home. Include your address so we can send a receipt for your records.
Almost Home
P.O. Box 906, Winchester, TN 37398-0906
To give furniture, supplies, or stock, email info@almost.homes first, so we can plan the pickup.
Thank you.
Your gift helps a family stand on steady ground.
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