Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership

Heartland House

Some homeless families have needs much greater than any single source of assistance can address. These families, in addition to needing a place to live, also have needs for help with food, employment or education, medical treatment, and a wide variety of other needs.  Heartland House, ICAP's transitional housing program for homeless families with children, was created to help those families. In order to be eligible, the family must be homeless and must commit to the fulfillment of a family self-sufficiency plan, which details the family's goals for itself. Heartland House consists of three apartment buildings, located in Sioux Falls, and Family Case Managers, who provide intensive case management to the participating families. The families pay rent, based on their income. ICAP sets aside part of the rent payments in a savings account for each family, and the family can use those funds for assistance in moving into permanent housing when they graduate from the program. Maximum capacity for the program is 46 families at any given time.