82% graduation rate among participants who left Quinn Cottages in 2008. They increased employment by 367% and reduced welfare dependence by 40%.

Bishop Francis Quinn Cottages

Midtown Sacramento

Sixty cottages offer transitional housing for up to 24-months

Over 400 graduates since opening in 1997...

• success rate nearly tripled -from 31% to over 80%
• number of residents with significant disabilities doubled
• average length of stay reduced nearly by half
• numerous "Best Practice" awards

Program applicants commit to:

• maintain sobriety
• pursue self-defined personal development goals
• render voluntary community service

Eligibility Requirements:

• Meet H.U.D. definition of "homeless"
• 30 days sobriety before entering the program
• Maximum of two persons per household
• Referred by another community agency