What happens during a normal day for an IHN Guest?
An IHN guest wakes up bright and early at the congregation, with enough time to dress, eat, and get ready to board the bus at 6:30 to head back to the Day Center for the day. Once at the Day Center, guests occasionally have a house meeting, parenting, life skills, or budgeting class. The guests also have time during the day to meet with the Case Manager to establish and work on a case plan. The rest of the day is spent working on that case plan, both independently and with the case manager. Working on the case plan may include attending a food stamps appointment, interviewing for a job, creating a resume, taking children to daycare, and so on. All guests are expected to return back to the Day Center at 3pm so that they can prepare their belongings and children for the night at the congregation. Guests are also assigned chores to do in the Day Center, and that happens every day at 3:30. At 5pm, the guests board the IHN bus, and head out to the congregation for the evening. Once at the c
