Cogswell Hall Inc

TO END HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING LOW-INCOME HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR DISABLED AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED QUALITY PERMANENT HOUSING IN A HOME-LIKE ATMOSPHERE FOR ADULTS FACING CRITICAL LIFE CHALLENGES SUCH AS MENTAL ILLNESS, COGNITIVE AND OTHER DISABILITIES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND/OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT COMING FROM HOMELESSNESS OR OTHER INSECURE HOUSING RESIDENTS LIVED INDEPENDENTLY IN INDIVIDUAL "BED SIT" UNITS, EACH WITH A PRIVATE BATHROOM, REFRIGERATOR AND MICROWAVE OVEN COMMON AREAS INCLUDE A DINING ROOM, ACTIVITY ROOM, COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM, EXERCISE ROOM, TWO COMPUTER AREAS AND LIVING-ROOM-LIKE PARLORS.

THE ORGANIZATION MADE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTS SOCIAL WORKERS ON STAFF HELPED INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS SET AND PURSUE PERSONAL GOALS AND HELPED ADDRESS THEIR EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, FINANCIAL AND OTHER NEEDS - SOMETIMES THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES, AND SOMETIMES BY LINKING THEM WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES STAFF - SOMETIMES AIDED BY VOLUNTEERS - CONDUCTED GROUP ACTIVITIES INCLUDING EXERCISE, ARTS AND CRAFTS, A RESIDENTS' DISCUSSION CIRCLE, A BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP, AND GAME AND MOVIE NIGHTS THE PROGRAM INCLUDES AN IN HOUSE STORE IN WHICH RESIDENTS CAN OBTAIN FOOD, CLOTHING, PERSONAL CARE AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS THAT THEY NEED WITHOUT SPENDING ANY REAL DOLLARS RESIDENTS EARN COGSMART CASH BY ATIENDING PROGRAMS AND WORKING THEIR SERVICES PLAN OPTIONAL HOUSEKEEPING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES WERE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS

THE ORGANIZATION MADE AVAILABLE THREE MEALS PER DAY, WHICH RESIDENTS CAN BENEFIT FROM EITHER THROUGH A MEAL PLAN OR A LA CARTE ALTHOUGH THERE IS NOT A DIETITIAN THE MEALS SERVED ARE BALANCED AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SOME OF THE CHRONIC CONDITIONS THAT LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS OFTEN FACE, SUCH AS DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE RESIDENTS CAN EAT TOGETHER IN THE DINING ROOM OR CAN TAKE OUT THEIR MEAL RESIDENTS CAN ALSO INVITE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND OTHERS TO JOIN THEM IN THE MEALS OVER 953 MEALS WERE SERVED IN 2020