Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services Inc

CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PROVIDES QUALITY SOCIAL SERVICES TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF BROOKLYN AND QUEENS.

EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES PROVIDES DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL, EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE 5. 1,466 CHILDREN ARE SERVED IN 11 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS INCLUDING 65 FAMILY PROVIDER HOMES WITH A FOCUS ON SCHOOL READINESS. EARLY HEAD START HOME BASED PROGRAMS TARGET LOW INCOME, PREGNANT WOMEN AND PROVIDE EARLY, CONTINUOUS, INTENSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PRENATAL PERIOD OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT HAS A LASTING IMPACT ON THE CHILD'S POTENTIAL FOR HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AFTER BIRTH. EARLY HEAD START SERVICES TO PREGNANT WOMEN AND EXPECTANT FAMILIES HOME-BASED PROGRAM OPTIONS PROVIDED SERVICES TO 48 PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THROUGH THE CHILD'S FIRST THREE YEARS OF LIFE. EARLY, CONTINUOUS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORTIVE POSTPARTUM CARE FOR THE PARENTS AND NEWBORN CHILD ARE PROVIDED. THE OUTCOME WAS, 20 HEALTHY PREGNANCIES, 20 POSITIVE CHILDBIRTH OUTCOMES AND HAS FULLY INVOLVING FATHERS IN THE LIVES OF THEIR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN. ALL ECS PROGRAMS PROVIDES MALE INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES AND PARENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY WORKING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 963 MALES PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES IN ECS'S EARLY CARE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

HOUSING - RESIDENTIAL AND HOUSING SERVICES (RHS) SERVE POPULATIONS WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS, HIV/AIDS, HISTORIES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND/OR HOMELESSNESS. THERE IS A CONTINUUM OF CARE AND SUPPORT. 1) THE MORE INTENSE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN SCATTERED SITE APARTMENT TREATMENT PROGRAMS WHICH BILL MEDICAID FOR PROVIDING REHABILITATIVE AND RESTORATIVE SERVICES TO THOSE WITH SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. THESE ARE TRANSITIONAL UNITS. ONCE RESIDENTS RECEIVE TREATMENT AND IMPROVE, THEY GRADUATE TO A LOWER LEVEL OF CARE. 2) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SCATTERED SITE UNITS FOR THE MENTALLY ILL AND INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV/AIDS PROVIDE SAFE HOMES WITH RENT ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. SERVICES INCLUDE VISITS AND PHONE CALLS, CASE MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS INTERVENTION. THE GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENT HOUSING. 3) CASA BETSAIDA IS A 27-BED CONGREGATE, TRANSITIONAL FACILITY, HOUSING HIV/AIDS POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS. STAFF WORK TO LEGALIZE THEIR STATUS, PROVIDE A STABLE ENVIRONMENT TO COORDINATE HEALTH CARE AND ASSIST THEM IN CONSISTENT COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT. RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO MOVE ON TO PERMANENT AND INDEPENDENT HOUSING ONCE DOCUMENTED, WITH STABILIZED HEALTH AND A NEW FOCUS ON QUALITY OF LIFE. 4) CCNS PROVIDES SUPPORT SOCIAL SERVICES IN TEN POP MANAGEMENT LOW-INCOME HOUSING BUILDINGS FOR SENIORS. A GERIATRIC WELLNESS NURSE, HOUSING WELLNESS COORDINATOR AND SOCIAL WORKER EVALUATE TENANTS AND ASSESS EACH BUILDING FOR PRIORITY NEEDS. THE NURSES AND CASE MANAGERS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST POP WITH DIFFICULT TENANTS AS WELL AS TO ADD SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE TO AGE IN PLACE, AVOID HOSPITALIZATIONS AND MAINTAIN CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. 5) THERE ARE FOUR SUPPORTED SRO BUILDINGS FOR THOSE WITH HISTORIES OF MENTAL ILLNESS, HOMELESSNESS, AND SUBSTANCE USE. CCNS STAFF WORK ON-SITE TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES TO ENSURE TENANTS DO NOT REGRESS TO HOMELESSNESS. THE GOAL IS CONTINUED INDEPENDENT PERMANENT HOUSING FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND ELIMINATING THE USE OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. 6) CCNS RHS HAS 31 UNITS LOCATED IN THE NEW POP MANAGEMENT BISHOP VALERO APTS. RHS OFFERS THE ABOVE SERVICES (CONTACT, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION...) TO 31 TENANTS HOUSED IN THE BUILDING AND IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST OTHERS IN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A 15/15 NEW YORK CITY CONTRACT CREATED TO INCREASE HOUSING AND DECREASE HOMELESSNESS. 7) RHS' POPE FRANCIS HAS 81 TENANTS LIVING IN THE NEW LORETTO II BUILDINGS. THE 81 ARE FRAIL ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. RESIDENTIAL AND HOUSING SERVICES ASSISTED 800 INDIVIDUALS WITH HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES IN 2023. IN ADDITION, THE TD BANK HOUSING HELP GRANT WAS ABLE TO ASSIST 316 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN POP MANAGEMENT LOW-INCOME SENIOR HOUSING WITH RENTAL ARREARS DUE TO LOSSES THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.

OLDER ADULT SERVICES - OLDER ADULTS CENTERS HAVE CONTINUED WITH AGGRESSIVE OUTREACH AND RE-ENGAGEMENT OF SENIORS TO INCREASE OPERATING CAPACITY. WE CONTINUED WITH COMBINATION OF HYBRID ACTIVITIES (VIRTUAL AND ON-SITE) BUT PUSHING FOR MORE ON-SITE OPERATIONS. MOST OF SERVICE UNITS HAVE BEEN SHOWING A POSITIVE TREND FOR ON-SITE ACTIVITIES AS WELL CONTINUED INCREASE IN MEAL SERVICES. 9,831 CLIENTS RECEIVED SERVICES AT 19 OLDER ADULT CENTERS. CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS CONTINUED WITH HOME VISITS AND ASSESSMENTS OF HOMEBOUND CLIENTS. 3,046 HOMEBOUND SENIORS WERE SERVED IN FY 23 BY CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS. DURING FY 23, HOME DELIVERED MEALS PROGRAMS DELIVERED 3,161 MEALS DAILY TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS. HDMP ALSO RECEIVED CITY COUNCIL FUNDING TO REPLACE 6 OLD HOTSHOT VANS. SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE FOR SENIOR WITH ALZHEIMER'S SERVED 35 CLIENTS FOR FY 23. GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH CONDUCTED 458 MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS TO SENIORS IN OAS PORTFOLIO AND SERVED COMMUNITIES.