What is SILP?

The Supervised Independent Living Program (SILP) offers an opportunity for young adults ages 18-21 who are in school or are employed, to live in their own apartment under the guidance and supervision of the Coalition for Hispanic Family Services.

Each two or three bedroom apartment accommodates two or three young adults of the same sex.  While the young people live on their own, they are visited in the apartment once a week by a social worker, to insure that they are following the rules of the program as well as the landlord/lease and are caring for the apartment in a responsible manner.  The social worker also provides 24-hour cell phone coverage in case of any emergencies.

After 18 to 24 months and successful completion of the program, the young people graduate from the program and move out of the apartment into their own place. Young people who are not able to meet the program requirements are asked to leave the program.