North Side Housing And Supportive Services

TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS

PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES - NORTH SIDE HOUSING PROVIDES 196 INDIVIDUAL UNITS OF HOUSING DEDICATED TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING VETERANS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUES. NORTH SIDE HOUSING'S UNITS ARE SCATTERED ACROSS THE CITY, WHICH FURTHER ENHANCES THE MODEL, ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS TO CHOOSE WHERE THEY LIVE, INTEGRATE MORE FULLY INTO THE COMMUNITY, AND GAIN INDEPENDENCE. ALL NORTH SIDE HOUSING PARTICIPANTS CAN ACCESS HOLISTIC CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FROM EXPERT PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING HOME VISITS, SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING, FINANCIAL COACHING, LANDLORD MEDIATION, HEALTH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, AND ANY OTHER SERVICE THE PARTICIPANT IDENTIFIES AS A NEED.

MICHAEL SEGOVIANO EMERGENCY SHELTER - LOCATED IN UPTOWN, NORTH SIDE HOUSING'S EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDES INCLUSIVE, LIFE-SAVING, AND PERSON-CENTERED SERVICES FOR OVER 300 MEN ANNUALLY. NORTH SIDE HOUSING HAS ONE OF THE FEW SHELTERS IN CHICAGO THAT OPERATES 24 HOURS A DAY FOR 365 DAYS A YEAR TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF MEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE SHELTER CAN SERVE UP TO 72 MEN AT ONE TIME, AND PROVIDES THREE MEALS A DAY, MEETS PARTICIPANTS' PRIMARY NEEDS, AND REFERS PARTICIPANTS TO EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, MENTAL AND MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND OTHER CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AS NEEDED.

DAY SUPPORT SERVICES CENTER - IN ADDITION TO OFFERING EMERGENCY SHELTER AND PERMANENT HOUSING, NORTH SIDE HOUSING ALSO OPENS THE DOORS OF ITS MAIN LOCATION IN RAVENSWOOD ON WEEKDAYS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THOSE WHO ARE FACING IMMINENT EVICTION, OR THOSE FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. DEDICATED CASE MANAGERS PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND ACCESS TO THE FOOD PANTRY AND CLOSING CLOSET, AS WELL AS HELP WITH HOUSING APPLICATIONS. OVER 140 INDIVIDUALS ARE SERVED ANNUALLY.

HOUSING SYSTEM NAVIGATION -THE HOUSING SYSTEM NAVIGATION PROGRAM BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AND THEIR ABILITY TO ENTER PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS ARE MATCHED TO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THROUGH CHICAGO'S COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM. HOUSING NAVIGABORS WILL CONDUCT STREET OUTREACH AND IN-REACH AT SHELTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES SUCH AS FOOD PANTRIES AND DROP-IN CENTERS TO LOCATE MATCHED INDIVIDUALS AND ENROLL THEM IN THE HOUSING SYSTEM NAVIGATION PROGRAM. ONCE ENROLLED, EACH NAVIGATOR WILL PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES UNTIL THEY ARE HOUSED IN A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. EACH HOUSING NAVIGATOR HAS A 25 PARTICIPANT CASELOAD.