🏠 Transitional Housing Program for Teen Moms
Project Overview
In 2016, CL Enterprise partnered with a transitional housing program supporting homeless teen mothers to lead a full programmatic and strategic redesign.
The initiative focused on strengthening service delivery, improving measurable outcomes, and creating long-term sustainability for families and funders alike.
Our Approach
Strategic Rebranding: Refreshed the program’s identity to align with community needs and HUD performance standards.
Programmatic Restructuring: Redesigned workflows, data tracking, and case management systems to improve efficiency and accountability.
Trauma-Informed Capacity Building: Trained staff and refined policies to provide holistic, culturally responsive care.
Sustainability Planning: Developed funding strategies, follow-up services, and metrics that ensured continued success beyond the initial grant cycle.
Results & Impact
📈 HUD Funding Rank Improved — advanced from 50th to 15th within eight months.
💰 Secured New Funding — earned an additional $100,000 annually from the Department of Human Services.
👩🏽👧 Families Served — provided safe housing and wraparound services to 15+ young families.
💼 Increased Income & Self-Sufficiency — participants gained employment, stability, and life skills within two years.
🔄 Sustained Outcomes — systems implemented by CL Enterprise continue to support grant compliance, funding growth, and family success.
Lasting Change
By merging psychology, systems design, and strategic leadership, CL Enterprise transformed a struggling program into a sustainable model of empowerment for young mothers, proving that when programs are trauma-informed and data-driven, transformation follows.