Helping families with children
avoid & overcome homelessness
Every child deserves a safe place to sleep. Stable Families walks with single parents, especially moms, who are at risk of losing their housing or are already without a home. We help families stay together, stay safe, and move toward stability.
You can be part of the solution. It starts right here in Rome, NY.
Who we are
Stable Families Inc. is a faith-based nonprofit working to stop family homelessness before it begins.
We serve single-parent families in crisis by walking beside them with support, encouragement, and practical tools that lead to lasting change.
We focus on what truly makes a difference: safe housing, job readiness, budgeting skills, emotional care, and stability for children. Our team partners with local churches, schools, and volunteers to help families not just get by, but move forward with confidence and hope.
5 core ways we help
families gain stability
We walk alongside families offering tools, support, and real hope to help them turn things around.
Housing Support
We help families stay housed or find safe, affordable places to live, with help for rent, deposits, and landlord support.
We work with landlords and clients to resolve issues that may lead to homelessness. Clients are required to complete our Great Tenant Skills class to help them become reliable tenants.
Money Skills
Parents learn how to budget, save, manage debt, and build credit with one-on-one support and simple tools.
Money management, budgeting workshops, and 1:1 counseling teach the skills needed to create and follow a realistic household budget. Topics include spending and saving, debt management, improving credit scores, and accessing resources to help reduce expenses.
Job Training
We guide parents toward steady jobs with help for resumes, interviews, job fairs, and special training.
Job skills training helps parents obtain and keep a livable wage job. A Career Coach assists with job search, resume writing, interview skills, and teaches valuable employee skills.
Life Skills & Counseling
Families get counseling, parenting help, and life skills, plus encouragement through local church events.
Families who have faced homelessness receive access to trauma-informed counseling. This may include referral to professional counseling services for both the parents and children. Life skills classes include good tenant skills, parenting skills, family events, housekeeping, cooking classes, and more.
Children’s Program
Kids get support with tutoring, school needs, and emotional care so they can grow, learn, and feel safe.
A key goal of Stable Families is to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty by helping the children succeed in school and life. A Child Advocate assesses the children for assistance with tutoring, access to childcare, counseling, and communications with schools.
Ways you can get involved
Make a one-time or monthly donation. Every gift helps keep a child safely housed and supported.
Give
Offer your time, talents, or encouragement. From fundraising to childcare to helping with life skills classes, your support matters.
Volunteer
Churches, businesses, and community groups are key to this work. Let’s team up to serve families in need.
Partner
Share our story with your friends, church, or workplace. The more people who know, the more families we can help.