Hosanna House Inc

Property management - hosanna house's facilities are community centers that provide building space for hosanna house's programs and services, as well as, building space for its partner tenants who provide a variety of health and human services. Property management also includes providing needed community rental space for family, church, business and government functions and various sports and recreational activities. Any rental revenue received is used to offset facility-operating costs.

Community services - hosanna house has engaged in assisting local residents with career placement. Our workforce development program helps clients determine the type of career they would like to pursue, write resumes, prepare for interviews and provides additional post hire services to help clients maintain employment. We are also helping to convert renters to owners, enabling families to experience the comforts and generational financial benefits of homeownership in the borough of wilkinsburg, supporting familiesthrough the purchase process and in their initial months of homeownership.

Other program services include summer camp, health and wellness and youth services:summer camp - each summer, hosanna house offers the community a nine-week day camp for school-aged children through age 13. The camp is held at hosanna house's 14-acre sherwood community center. This facility provides urban children with opportunities to experience a variety of recreational and educational activities in a safe and nurturing environment. The children participate in such activities as swimming, basketball, tennis, deck hockey, crafts, dance and drama, and educational programming in aviation, health and wellness, nature and character building. In addition, the children are taken on field trips that are recreational and educational. Youth services and health and wellness are for children ages 14 through 18. Our primary objectives are to deliver gender-specific programming that will have a positive influence on at-risk youth. This is done through the following three interventions: (1) building self-esteem, self-confidence, social skills, problem solving and leadership skills; (2) participating in gender-specific activities and intramurals sports; and (3) career exploration activities and field trips.