More Than A Roof Named a Mutual of America 2018 Community Partnership Award Winner

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Mutual of America announced today that More Than a Roof was named a Merit Finalist award recipient of its 2018 Community Partnership Award competition.

The program was launched in 2015 by Families Together, which is dedicated to housing families with children experiencing homelessness in Wake County, and key partners with the aim of addressing the needs of the growing number of families living in motels.

More Than a Roof uses a multidisciplinary approach to moving this often invisible population toward economic self-sufficiency and stabilization. Families Together provides access to emergency short-term family housing, rapid housing placement and post-housing stabilization services, as well as other vital services. Project CATCH provides early intervention and developmental screenings for children ages 0?8, case management and childcare assistance. The Triangle Literacy Council provides literacy evaluation and tutoring. Catholic Charities provides housing placement and case management services, and Learning Together conducts behavioral assessments and counseling services for children.

"Since 2016, More Than a Roof has helped 30 families move out of motels and into stable homes, with 75% retaining their housing for at least a year and 70% taking advantage of our comprehensive case-management services," said Lisa Rowe, Executive Director. "By leveraging the respective strengths and resources of each of our partners, More Than a Roof is able to do more for the children and families of Wake County living in motels than any agency could do alone."

About the Mutual of America Community Partnership Award

The Mutual of America Community Partnership Award annually honors the outstanding contributions that nonprofit organizations, in partnership with public, private and other social sector organizations, make to society. Since 1996, the Community Partnership Award has recognized 230 partnerships from cities and towns across America. To watch videos of all of the national award-winning programs, visit the Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Award channel on YouTube.

About Mutual of America

Mutual of America has specialized in providing retirement products and related services to organizations and their employees, as well as individuals, for over 70 years. As a mutual company, we do not have stockholders and are not publicly traded. We operate solely for the benefit of our customers, managing the Company for their long-term interest, rather than for the short-term demands of stockholders.

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