Stability Today. Independence Tomorrow. A Future They Choose.
REAP Transitional Housing is preparing to provide structured transitional housing, life skills development, food security support, and independence preparation for young adults aging out of foster care — intentionally rooted in rural LaPorte County, Indiana.
Who We Are
Built for Those Who Need a Real Foundation
REAP Transitional Housing was founded by Lacresha Roberts with a clear conviction: young adults aging out of foster care deserve more than a bed — they deserve a structured path to independence. REAP is a faith-rooted, community-centered organization designed to walk alongside young adults through every phase of that journey.
REAP is intentionally rural. With a planned pilot in LaPorte County, Indiana, REAP is building a model that combines structured housing, life skills development, food security, and community investment — grounded in the belief that rural communities offer the space, land, and relationships needed to build something lasting.
Why REAP Exists
The Need Is Real. The Vision Is Bigger.
Every year, thousands of young adults age out of the foster care system with little to no support. REAP exists to meet that need — and to do it in a way that is sustainable, community-rooted, and built to last.
REAP exists to provide that structure — beginning with young women in LaPorte County, Indiana, and building a model rooted in stability, sustainability, and community.
Our Three-Phase Housing Model
Recover. Elevate. A.N.D.
REAP's phased model meets residents where they are and walks with them toward where they want to go.
Recover
Recover focuses on stabilization, structure, routine development, accountability, safety, and personal foundation building. Residents establish the daily rhythms that make growth possible.
Elevate
Elevate focuses on increased responsibility, employment readiness, financial literacy, food sustainability participation, independent living preparation, transportation readiness, and long-term planning.
A.N.D
A.N.D means A New Direction. This is an optional graduate housing pathway for residents who would benefit from additional time building sustainable independence through lease responsibility, budgeting, credit development, transportation readiness, and long-term transition planning.
A Note from Our Founder
A Mother to the Motherless
“REAP was born from a place of understanding. I know what it feels like to need support from the very people who were supposed to show up for you and not have it. I know what it feels like to go hungry. That is why REAP is being built as more than a housing program.”
REAP is being built to be a mother to the motherless — a place of structure, stability, food security, accountability, and preparation for young adults aging out of foster care. This work is personal. It is not about creating dependency. It is about helping young adults build the structure, skills, and confidence to sustain independence.
Lacresha Roberts
Founder, R.E.A.P TRANSITIONAL HOUSING INC
Why Rural Matters
Stability Needs Space to Grow
REAP Transitional Housing is intentionally rural-focused because stability needs space to grow. Rural communities can offer a slower pace, stronger relationship-building opportunities, access to land, and room for food security and sustainability work.
Rural implementation also allows REAP to build responsibly. Property and land can be more affordable than in urban areas, making long-term ownership, garden space, greenhouse development, and future expansion more realistic. REAP is not only building a housing program — REAP is building a community-centered model that creates partnerships, supports local businesses, develops workforce readiness, and helps young adults become contributing members of the communities around them. The goal is not isolation. The goal is stability, sustainability, and a place where young adults can grow into independence with structure and support.
Food Security & Sustainability
Growing More Than Food
Food security is central to REAP because hunger affects stability, confidence, decision-making, health, and long-term independence. REAP's food security model is designed to teach residents how to plan, grow, prepare, preserve, and sustain food as a life skill.
From garden participation to meal planning, food budgeting, nutrition education, food preservation, and future greenhouse-supported sustainability — food security is woven into every phase of the REAP model.
Transportation Readiness & Vehicle Match Support
Independence Requires Getting There
REAP Transitional Housing recognizes that independence in rural communities often depends on reliable transportation. Residents need access to work, school, appointments, groceries, community resources, and daily responsibilities.
As residents progress through the program, REAP will support transportation readiness through driver's license preparation, safe driving education, budgeting, insurance education, vehicle maintenance awareness, and long-term transportation planning. For eligible residents in the graduate transition stage, REAP's future vehicle savings/match support is designed to help residents work toward reliable used transportation without creating unsafe debt or dependency.
REAP does not provide loans or co-sign for vehicles. The vehicle match program is a future initiative for eligible graduates.
REAP Resource Center
A Hub for Community Connection
The REAP Resource Center is a future long-term concept for workshops, outreach, resource connection, alumni support, partner engagement, community support, and practical life-building resources.
The Resource Center is designed to extend REAP's reach beyond housing — connecting residents, alumni, and community partners to the tools and relationships needed for lasting independence.
Where We Are Now
Building the Foundation
REAP Transitional Housing is currently in the planning and fundraising phase, preparing to launch a pilot program serving young women in LaPorte County, Indiana.
Every dollar raised, every partnership formed, and every volunteer who steps forward brings us closer to launch. We are building carefully — because the young adults we will serve deserve a program that is ready.
Planning
Organizational structure, program design, and community assessment
Fundraising
Building the financial foundation to launch the pilot program
Partnerships
Connecting with community organizations, churches, and service providers
Pilot Launch
Opening our doors to serve young women in LaPorte County
Ways to Help
Every Act of Support Matters
Donate
Donations support REAP's planning, pilot launch, programming, food security work, transportation readiness, outreach, and operational readiness.
Give Now →Volunteer
Share your time, skills, and presence. Volunteers support life skills workshops, mentoring, meal outreach, gardening, and community connection.
Get Involved →Partner
Churches, businesses, mechanics, auto dealers, driving schools, and community organizations can partner to strengthen our reach.
Partner With Us →Spread the Word
Share REAP's mission with your community, network, and social media. Awareness is how we grow.
Share Our Story →Help Us Build What They Need
Donations support REAP's planning, pilot launch, programming, food security work, transportation readiness, outreach, and operational readiness.