My Sisters Place Inc

"MY SISTERS' PLACE IS COMMITTED TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS AND EMPOWERING WOMEN, FAMILIES, AND OTHERS IN GREATER HARTFORD TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE AND STABILITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES."

AFFORDABLE HOUSING:1. MARY SEYMOUR PLACE APARTMENTS, LOCATED IN HARTFORD, PROVIDES SINGLE MEN OR WOMEN AFFORDABLE RENTAL APARTMENTS. TENANTS HOLD THEIR OWN LEASES. UNITS ARE LEASED TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME TENANTS. THERE ARE 30 ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS ON-SITE, AS WELL AS VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL/ADVOCACY PROGRAMS AVAILABLE.2. THE SUE ANN SHAY PLACE APARTMENTS CONSIST OF 34 AFFORDABLE ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM RENTAL APARTMENTS FOR WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES LOCATED IN HARTFORD, CT. UNITS ARE LEASED TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME TENANTS. TENANTS HOLD THEIR OWN LEASES. VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL/ADVOCACY PROGRAMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON-SITE.

SUBSIDIZED SUPPORT PROGRAMSMSP IS A FIDUCIARY AGENT - MANAGING CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS ON BEHALF OF A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE NOT YET IN A POSITION TO MANAGE THEIR OWN FINANCES. CLIENTS INCLUDE PEOPLE EXITING PRISON, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES OR YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE LEAVING THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION (A.I.C.) - THIS PROGRAM SERVES CLIENTS BY PROVIDING RENT SUBSIDIES, START-UP FUNDS, FURNITURE PURCHASES, ALTERNATIVE HOUSING OPTIONS (SUCH AS HOTELS) AND FOOD. THESE MEN AND WOMEN ARE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES (DMHAS) CLIENTS, AND ARE CONSIDERED AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS AND REQUIRE THE TIME TO GAIN ACCESS TO BENEFITS OR EMPLOYMENT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THEIR INDEPENDENT LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY.YOUTH PROGRAM - HOMELESS CHILDREN EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS. MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OF THOSE CHILDREN EXHIBIT SERIOUS EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. BY AGE 8, MORE THAN 75 PERCENT OF THOSE CHILDREN HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT THEIR LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING. MSP'S YOUTH PROGRAM WORKS TO AMELIORATE CHALLENGES FACED BY CHILDREN, ALLOWING THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY FUNCTION IN SOCIETY AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO CHILDREN IN HUD PSH AND AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILIES RESIDING IN THE SUE ANN SHAY PLACE APARTMENTS AS WELL. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE ON-GOING IMPROVEMENT AND PROGRESS FOR EACH PARTICIPANT IN THE TUTORING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS; A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN BEHAVIORAL RELATED EVENTS IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME; AND INCREASED SOCIALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY FOR THE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES, THERAPEUTIC RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES.COORDINATION PROGRAMS - MY SISTERS' PLACE HOUSING COORDINATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE A VARIETY OF RESOURCES INCLUDING RENT, SUBSIDIES, SECURITY DEPOSITS, AND LOANS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES. THE HOUSING COORDINATOR AT MY SISTERS' PLACE ASSISTS IN NEGOTIATING THE LOCAL HOUSING MARKET, TENANTS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES TRAINING, AND ACTS AS A LIAISON BETWEEN LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS:MY SISTERS' PLACE PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO WERE FORMERLY HOMELESS AND UNABLE TO HOLD THEIR OWN LEASE. THROUGH THE MARY SEYMOUR PLACE APARTMENTS AND SUE ANN SHAY PLACE APARTMENTS, MSP PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO MEET ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: LOW INCOME, LIVING WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, AND/OR CURRENTLY HOMELESS.

PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING:PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (PSH) INTEGRATES PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE HARTFORD AREA WITH THE BEST PRACTICE COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES NEEDED TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS AND/OR HAVE SERIOUS AND LONG-TERM DISABILITIES - SUCH AS MENTAL ILLNESSES, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS - ACCESS AND MAINTAIN STABLE HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY."