How We Help

Real change happens when families are given more than temporary shelter — they need stability, guidance, and a clear path forward.

Restoring Stability for Families in Crisis

When families experience housing instability, the impact reaches far beyond losing a place to live. Parents face overwhelming stress. Children lose stability in school. Communities lose the strength that healthy families bring.

At 12 Stones Return On Integrity, we believe every family deserves a safe place to stabilize and the opportunity to rebuild their life with dignity and support.

Through safe housing and trusted partnerships, we help families move from crisis to stability.

A Community Effort

Restoring families is not the work of one organization alone. It takes churches, neighbors, volunteers, and community partners working together.

As the early church demonstrated, strong communities care for one another.

At 12 Stones, we believe that when communities come together to support families in crisis, we reflect the heart of Christ and create lasting transformation.

Our Approach

1. Safe Transitional Housing

Families need more than temporary shelter — they need a safe and stable home environment where healing and planning can begin.

Through our campus in Edgewater, families receive transitional housing designed to give them the stability necessary to focus on rebuilding their lives.

Safe housing provides:

  • Stability for children

  • Relief from immediate crisis

  • A foundation for long-term planning

  • A sense of dignity and belonging

2. Supportive Partnerships

12 Stones partners with organizations like Family Renew to ensure families receive the guidance and resources needed to move forward.

Families receive access to:

  • case management

  • financial coaching

  • employment support

  • parenting resources

  • life-skills development

This combination of housing + support helps families regain independence and stability.

3. A Path Toward Long-Term Stability

Our goal is not simply temporary relief.

Our goal is restoration.

As families stabilize in housing, they work toward:

  • financial independence

  • secure employment

  • permanent housing

  • renewed confidence and hope

When families succeed, the entire community becomes stronger.

Across Southeast Volusia County — including Edgewater, New Smyrna Beach, and Oak Hill — many hardworking families are living on the edge of housing instability.

For many families, homelessness does not happen overnight. It often begins with one unexpected crisis:

  • Job loss

  • Medical emergency

  • Rising rent

  • A broken vehicle

  • Domestic instability

Without support, these challenges can quickly push a family into housing instability.

But with the right support at the right time, the story can change.

The Need in Southeast Volusia County

In Volusia County:

  • Nearly 47% of households are living below the ALICE threshold, meaning they cannot afford the basic cost of living despite being employed.

  • Approximately 15% of children in the county live in families experiencing poverty.

  • Over 16% of residents experience severe housing problems, including overcrowding, unsafe housing conditions, or unaffordable housing costs.

  • On any given night, more than 1,000 people in the Volusia–Flagler region experience homelessness.