Of Home, Family and Future, Inc. (“OHFF”) is a New York City based 501(c)(3), non-profit organization. Our mission is to provide comprehensive and highly customized support to help domestic violence survivors and college bound youth in foster care succeed beyond their circumstances.

Our Programs

The Educational Mentoring Program (“EMP”) provides college-bound youth who are experiencing New York City’s foster care system, with the financial support, essential resources, and caring personal guidance necessary for success at a critical point on their path to independence. EMP students are all paired one-on-one with an adult mentor who volunteers to establish a consistent, nurturing relationship with him/her/them for up to 5 years of college. These one-on-one relationships frequently become some of the most important connections in our students’ lives as they navigate the challenges of college, as well as post-graduation. EMP students also receive stipends to cover education-related expenses, such as textbooks, computers, mobile phone service, clothing, food and transportation. As each student’s needs are unique, EMP stipends can be tailored to fund things such as supplies for specific degree programs (e.g. - drafting tables, lab coats, art supplies, etc.), the costs associated with studying abroad or mental health support. Nationally, only 2-6% of foster youth graduate from 2 or 4 years colleges, but approximately 60% of EMP students graduate from 4-year colleges. National studies have also documented that roughly 50% of youth leaving foster care are unemployed with the same percent experiencing homelessness within 18 months of leaving foster care – but over 90% of EMP students find employment within one year of graduation and no EMP graduates have experienced homelessness.

The Transformation Squared program serves domestic violence survivors, many of whom have children under the age of 21.  We focus on providing professional development to enable our clients to gain a more advanced entry point into a career, which can lead to real economic independence. Our clients gain work experience and job networking opportunities through 12-week internships, with career track employers.  They also learn how to build monthly budgets, and are equipped with both computers and grants to cover expenses like transportation, professional attire, course materials, childcare and housing transition assistance. The goal is to provide the training and resources our clients need to build stable lives, economically viable families and break the abuse cycle. Approximately 67% of Transformation Squared graduates secure career path employment within 7 months post graduation.