Union Gospel Mission Association Of St Paul

A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY DEDICATED TO SERVING THE HOMELESS, POOR, AND ADDICTED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSMEN'S PROGRAMSFOR MEN IN CRISIS, THE MISSION PROVIDES BOTH EMERGENCY SHELTER (GUESTS) AND LONGER-TERM, TRANSFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING (RESIDENTS), WITH SERVICES TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. FACILITIES INCLUDE EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, AND HOUSING FOR LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING THAT ENCOURAGE MEN TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD LEADING MORE PRODUCTIVE, SELF-SUFFICIENT LIVES.ALL MEN RECEIVE FOOD, SHELTER, CLEAN CLOTHING, ACCESS TO SHOWERS, AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS, WHEN THEY COME TO THE MISSION SEEKING HELP. ALL RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM PROGRAMS ARE GUIDED THROUGH A TRANSFORMATIVE PROCESS OF ADDICTION RECOVERY, MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, SPIRITUAL GROWTH, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND JOB PREPAREDNESS, SO THEY LEAVE THE MISSION EQUIPPED WITH LIFE AND JOB SKILLS THAT HELP THEM RESTORE DIGNITY AND CLAIM THE LIFE GOD INTENDED FOR THEM.IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDED BEDS FOR UP TO 205 MEN PER DAY, AND ANOTHER 32 BEDS FOR MEN IN OUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, 53 BEDS WERE AVAILABLE TO MEN PARTICIPATING IN OUR DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, 1,207 MEN WERE SERVED IN OUR EMERGENCY HOUSING AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES.THE CHRIST RECOVERY CENTER IS A RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP MEN STRUGGLING WITH LATE-STAGE ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, 93 MEN WERE OFFERED THE TOOLS NEEDED TO BREAK FREE FROM THE GRIP OF ADDICTION BY A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CARE TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES LICENSED DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELORS, WHO USE THE BIBLE AND A TWELVE-STEP-BASED APPROACH TO LIFELONG TRANSFORMATION.IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM, MEN ARE TAUGHT TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES ON BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, 81 MEN ATTENDED CLASSES DESIGNED TO DEEPEN SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE, IMPROVE ACADEMIC ABILITIES, AND OVERCOME TRAUMA, TO OBTAIN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AND STABLE HOUSING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERED CASE MANAGEMENT AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 264 MEN (1,554 APPOINTMENTS) WHO RESIDE ON THE MEN'S CAMPUS. STAFF AND SOCIAL WORK INTERNS FROM THE SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM CONNECT CLIENTS WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO DEVELOP RELATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS, DEVELOP APPROPRIATE LIFE SKILLS, AND FIND SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSFOOD SERVICESIN FISCAL YEAR 2022, 199,814 HEALTHY MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS FACING HUNGER OR HOMELESSNESS. TWO KITCHENS AT THE MISSION SERVED THREE MEALS A DAY. THE MEN'S CAMPUS CAFETERIA SERVED APPROXIMATELY 11,000 ON-SITE MEALS MONTHLY. IN ADDITION, 667 MEALS WERE SERVED MONTHLY AS PART OF OUR WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, AND TWO MEALS A DAY, AND SNACKS (467), WERE PROVIDED MONTHLY TO CHILDREN AT OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER. DURING THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, OVER 20,000 COMPLETE TAKE-HOME MEALS WERE GIVEN TO FAMILIES IN NEED, INCLUDING A FROZEN TURKEY, GROCERIES AND A FIVE-POUND BAG OF POTATOES. APPROXIMATELY 2,550 MEALS WERE DELIVERED TO LOCAL SENIOR AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING COMPLEXES FOR THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS. OVERALL, MORE THAN 3,521 MEALS WERE SERVED ON-SITE DURING THE THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND EASTER HOLIDAYS, A TRADITION THAT BEGAN IN 1958.

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSWOMEN AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMSTHE NAOMI FAMILY PROGRAM PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL SHELTER AND PROGRAMMING FOR SINGLE WOMEN AND HOMELESS MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN (0-10 YEARS) WHO ARE ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE EFFECTS OF ADDICTION, HOMELESSNESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, OR LACK OF FAMILY SUPPORT.AN INTEGRATED TEAM OF THERAPISTS, COUNSELORS, CASE MANAGERS, AND CHAPLAINS HELP WOMEN AND CHILDREN HEAL FROM TRAUMA, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ADDICTIONS. FOCUSING ON SPIRITUAL GROWTH, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY RECOVERY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC ABILITIES AND LIFE SKILLS, INCLUDING FINANCIAL LITERACY, THIS PROGRAM HELPS WOMEN MOVE THROUGH CRISIS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY, PROVIDING THEM WITH A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR SAFE, INDEPENDENT LIVING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, 150 WOMEN AND CHILDREN FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AT UNION GOSPEL MISSION TWIN CITIES.OUR LICENSED CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN FROM THE AGE OF SIX WEEKS TO KINDERGARTEN. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, 35 CHILDREN DEVELOPED THEIR SKILLS TO BE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN WHILE LEARNING ABOUT GOD'S LOVE THROUGH A CARING AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED TO CARE FOR CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN OUR NAOMI FAMILY PROGRAM WITH THEIR MOMS, TODAY OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ALSO SERVES FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING OR WORKING IN THE ST. PAUL AREA, INCLUDING CHILDREN OF THE GRADUATES OF THE NAOMI FAMILY PROGRAM. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER CONTINUED TO HOLD THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NAEYC ACCREDITATION AND 4-STAR PARENT AWARE RATING.CHILDREN HELPED THROUGH THE NAOMI FAMILY PROGRAM RECEIVED SUPPORT THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE CHILD. WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL VISITS WITH A DEDICATED YOUTH AND FAMILY CHAPLAIN PROVIDED CHILDREN WITH A SAFE PLACE TO EXPERIENCE HOPE AND HEALING.

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING (LIFENET, CAREER SERVICES)THE GOAL OF ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING IS TO HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR CHRIST-CENTERED INDEPENDENT LIVING. SPECIFICALLY, THE MISSION HELPS STUDENTS GROW ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY, SO THEY ARE FULLY EQUIPPED FOR LONG-TERM, SUSTAINABLE, GRATIFYING EMPLOYMENT.WITH 27 COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS, THE LIFENET PROGRAM OFFERS A SELF-PACED, COMPUTER-BASED CURRICULUM. STUDENTS BRUSH UP ON BASIC ACADEMIC SKILLS AND COMPUTER LITERACY, WHILE DEVELOPING WORKPLACE SKILLS SUCH AS PUNCTUALITY, GOAL SETTING, AND APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION. STUDENTS CAN ALSO GET HELP EARNING THEIR GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIPLOMA (GED) AND MANY GO ON TO ATTEND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM TAKES STUDENTS THROUGH THREE PHASES TO FOCUS ON CAREER SKILLS AND JOB-SEARCH STRATEGIES, AND ALSO PROVIDES A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ENHANCE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING RESUME BUILDING AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN MOCK INTERVIEWS.IN FY2022, 83 MEN AND WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN THE LIFENET PROGRAM. FORTY-NINE PERCENT OF STUDENTS, NO LONGER ENROLLED, FULFILLED ALL REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLETED THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY.CAREER SERVICES PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE COACHING TO 75 INDIVIDUALS IN FY2022, ASSISTING THEM IN ACHIEVING THEIR LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT GOALS.MENTAL HEALTH CARETHE MISSION'S ONSITE MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC PROVIDES FREE, COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND REFERRALS FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN RESIDING AT THE MISSION. THE MISSION IS UNIQUE IN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES TO EMERGENCY SHELTER GUESTS, NOT SOLELY FULL-TIME PROGRAM RESIDENTS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE SEEKING EMERGENCY SHELTER ARE AMONG THOSE WITH THE MOST ACUTE NEED FOR THESE VITAL SERVICES. THIS YEAR, 272 RESIDENTS AND GUESTS PARTICIPATED IN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, TOTALING 4,935 CLINIC APPOINTMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WORKS WITH STAFF TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH EPISODES.PUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC EDUCATION AT THE MISSION CONSISTS OF TWO COMPONENTS: VOLUNTEERING AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS. THROUGH OUR ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, THE MISSION HELPS CONNECT PEOPLE IN NEED WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE. IN FY2022, MORE THAN 3,300 VOLUNTEERS REACHED OUT TO SERVE THE HOMELESS AND PROVIDED 16,000 HOURS OF SERVICE. IN FY2022, THE MISSION CONTINUED TO RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS THROUGH PRINT MATERIALS, RADIO SPOTS, VIDEOS, EMAIL CAMPAIGNS, SOCIAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES (FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND YOUTUBE), AND IN-PERSON EVENTS, DESIGNED TO INFORM AND INSPIRE. MANY OF THESE PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES FEATURED INTERVIEWS WITH OUR RESIDENTS, WHO SHARED HOW THE MISSION HAS CHANGED THEIR LIVES AND PROVIDED THEM WITH HELP AND HOPE.