Metropolitan Ministries

Program Overview

65,000 people in Pasco County live below the poverty level — just one emergency away from homelessness. And it's not just a job loss that could push them over the edge. Money is so tight that one day off work to take care of a sick child might mean a single mom can't pay next month's utility bill.
In 2015, we expanded our services in Pasco County with 12 transitional housing units for homeless families with children on our Holiday Campus. Today we have a total of 24 units: 20 family rooms, 2 singles rooms with three singles each for 6 total single women, and 2 apartments that families and singles can transition into after securing employment. The length of stay depends on individualized goals. Length of stay typically ranges from 3 to 12 months. Longer lengths of stay are typical when education is needed in order to reach needed transitioning self-sufficiency income.
Miracles for Pasco is a replicable model of our program in Hillsborough County, which has an 87% success rate one year later. Miracles for Pasco will enable the same results in Pasco County.

GED

Pasco Campus offers a GED program to the community helping with preparing for the exams and scholarships are available for the cost of the tests.

After School Program is available at no cost to the children in the residential programming. We offer free tutoring and a variety of learning activities.

Cost Info

Student and Volunteer Success Stories

"I would not have gotten my GED if not for Metropolitan Ministries and the help they provided me" Christine

Christine was living in a tent with her two children. A friend told her about Metropolitan Ministries. She entered the program and was able to get her GED, a job, and housing in 7 months..