Onward

There are young adults in our community who don’t have a safe place to sleep at night. They are couch-surfing, living in cars and staying in unsafe places. They are trying to hide their homelessness. But Onward sees them. And Onward is responding by creating safe, affordable, transitional, supportive housing in the southwest suburbs. No one else is doing this for this segment of the market — single adults age18 - 24 who do not have children.

 

Onward House opened in Eden Prairie in November 2018. It offers each resident comfortable community space, a private bedroom and the support they need to move forward with their lives — like finding and maintaining a job they like, completing or enrolling in school, keeping their living space clean, managing a budget and nurturing relationships.

 

Onward House is located in a comfortable Eden Prairie neighborhood near shopping and mass transportation. It has a relaxing common space with a living room, dining room, kitchen, deck, yard, and four private bedrooms for residents.

It falls into the category of transitional housing, as opposed to permanent housing. Residents stay in the home for an average of 10 - 24 months and serve up to four residents at a time.

Onward currently serve female-identifying and non-binary young adults between the ages of 18 and 24.

Learn more about the Onward House.

Support Services

Paying the rent. Setting a budget. Buying groceries and cooking. Living in community. Respecting boundaries. Working. Going to school. Being responsible for your health and wellbeing.

These are all rites of passage for young adults.

It helps to have someone you can rely on to answer your questions, help you adjust and connect you to the resources you need to conduct your life.

Onward works with an independent contractor who provides these services.

Rotary

Our Rotary Club has provided funds, assisted with yard maintenance and house maintenance, and even helped move a resident out of the Onward House and into their own apartment!