Operating since 1997, BARN Community Housing provides community living for families facing homelessness. BARN offers shared living for up to 12 families at a time. The program provides intensive on site Case Management, Life Skills, Mentoring and Child Development Services. Self-sufficiency through employment and the ability to sustain independent permanent housing are outcome measures for this program. Initiated by the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia, BARN is now a nondenominational, collaborative project, supported by federal, state and local grants, corporations, foundations, community groups, local churches and concerned individuals. BARN is incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia and has been designated a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization by the IRS.