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Seton House provides single-parent families with resources and tools to achieve independence. Each family working through our program will live in a fully furnished single-family apartment supplied with basic living needs.
The Seton House program supports single-parent households. Both men and women are welcome to apply. Living at Seton House goes beyond having a roof overhead; it signifies a commitment to personal growth and empowerment. The hard work of becoming independent and self-sufficient is expected here. It is a brave step to inquire and apply, and the Seton House staff encourage all single-parents ready to make a change to submit an inquiry by clicking the link below.
The process begins with a short form submitted online (or in person on paper). Following the submission of an inquiry, Seton House staff will make contact by phone within 24 business hours. Each potential client learns about the program during this initial phone call, and if Seton House appears to be a good fit for the client’s needs and the program, staff welcome the potential client to complete the next step–a full application.
Upon receiving a full application, potential clients are invited for an in-person interview. The program is limited to 22 families at a time, and there is often a waitlist. The waitlist is non-linear and families may enter the program when the apartment of appropriate size becomes available and/or when a client is ready to begin the work of the program. Often this is not in order of application.
Seton House charges a monthly program fee. It is based upon the premise that it is important to put some “skin in the game.” Studio and one-bedroom apartments have a program fee of $250 monthly with a $250 one-time damage deposit. Two-bedroom apartments have a $400 monthly program fee and a $400 one-time deposit. These fees are subject to change in the future, and they are used to defray the costs of providing coaching, classes, maintaining and repairing apartments, and some of the expense of utilities.
Seton House Life Transformation Coaches provide coaching sessions every week. These sessions are based on the life plan created by each program participant during the personal and professional development course. There are 9 areas in which written SMART goals are discussed and broken down into bite-sized pieces. Through these coaching sessions, participants are offered and connected to resources. This includes weekly participation in our partnership with the Wyoming Food Bank.
Complete an inquiry. Call, email, or come to the main office to request an inquiry form. Return via postal mail, email, or in person. You may also apply using our online inquiry form.
After you complete your inquiry form (paper or online), we will give you a call to discuss the program.
After discussing the program with one of our staff, if the program seems like a good fit for you and for Seton House, we will ask you to complete a long-form application that covers additional information about your family and your background.
This application can be emailed, mailed, or dropped off in person. Along with the application, we often request Releases of Information from applicable community agencies with whom you already working (for example, the Department of Family Services or Probation and Parole).After Seton House receives the full application and all requested documents, the team will touch base with other agencies involved, review the application, and schedule an in-person interview.
Seton House staff will contact you to schedule an interview after receiving the full application (please make sure to update us if you change your phone number). The interview will give us a chance to get to know you and answer all the questions you may have about our program as well as provide you with resources and referrals. During your in person interview, staff will discuss your application with you and next steps. If you and the Seton House staff decide that Seton House is a good fit for you and your family, you will be placed on the waiting list for admission. It is important that you call in at least once each week to let Seton House staff know how you are doing and that you are still interested in the program when an apartment becomes available.
Seton House staff will contact you to schedule an interview after receiving the full application (please make sure to update us if you change your phone number). The interview will give us a chance to get to know you and answer all the questions you may have about our program as well as provide you with resources and referrals. During your in person interview, staff will discuss your application with you and next steps. If you and the Seton House staff decide that Seton House is a good fit for you and your family, you will be placed on the waiting list for admission. It is important that you call in at least once each week to let Seton House staff know how you are doing and that you are still interested in the program when an apartment becomes available.
When an apartment of the appropriate size for your family becomes available, Seton House will contact you and schedule your intake. Moving your family into the program is a big deal, and we celebrate this with you! When you move into a Seton House apartment, you are welcome to stay in the program, as long as you are actively working toward self-sufficiency, for up to two full years.
When an apartment of the appropriate size for your family becomes available, Seton House will contact you and schedule your intake. Moving your family into the program is a big deal, and we celebrate this with you! When you move into a Seton House apartment, you are welcome to stay in the program, as long as you are actively working toward self-sufficiency, for up to two full years.
The process can sometimes feel slow, and it’s important to understand that this is not emergency housing or emergency shelter. Seton House is a program that comes with housing for families who are engaged in our services.
During the application process, Seton House offers resources to clients in need. This can include vouchers for thrift stores and laundromats, bus tokens, food, clothing, hygiene items, diapers, and formula for babies. During the inquiry and application process, Seton House staff often make immediate referrals for needs that can be met along the way.
Following the in-person interview, prospective clients are scheduled for an intake when an apartment is immediately available or placed on our waiting list if there is not an apartment available. Participants on the waiting list need to call in each week with an update while they await an apartment, and there are often tasks that need to be accomplished prior to entering the program that can be addressed while on the waiting list.
These tasks include but are not limited to transferring probation from another county, obtaining employment, participating in our next available Connections class, and maintaining sobriety. The waiting list is non-linear, which means when an apartment becomes available, we place the next family who is ready to enter the program, not the top of the list. If a small apartment becomes available we do not put a large family in it and vice versa.
Staff cannot predict how quickly a family can enter the program while waiting, but we strive to serve each family with resources while they wait.
