Gateway Homeless Services Inc

TO EMPOWER ADULTS AND FAMILIES TO BECOME INDEPENDENT AND PERMANENTLY HOUSED.

GATEWAY180 IS THE LARGEST 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SHELTER IN MISSOURI. WE SERVE AS A TEMPORARY HOME FOR 120 WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILY MEMBERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WITH THE AVERAGE AGE OF OUR CLIENT BEING NINE YEARS OLD. WE PROVIDE SAFE SHELTER, REHOUSING PROGRAMS, ON-SITE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, EMPOWERMENT TOOLS & EDUCATION, CHILDREN'S SERVICES & PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES, AND CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES THAT ARE CRITICAL IN MOVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE, STABILITY, AND PERMANENT HOUSING. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER ADULTS AND FAMILIES TO BECOME INDEPENDENT AND PERMANENTLY HOUSED. OUR GOAL IS TO ASSIST AND ENSURE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE BECOME THEIR OWN SUPPORT SYSTEM, ULTIMATELY ENDING THE CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL HOMELESSNESS.IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE HAVE ENHANCED OUR SERVICES, MEETING THE DEMAND FOR WI-FI & VIRTUAL LEARNING, INCREASED ON-SITE MEALS, INCREASED DAY SERVICES, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. WE HAVE ALSO ACCOMMODATED NEW INTERNAL POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND SYSTEMS, TO BETTER PROTECT AND SERVE OUR RESIDENTS. WE HAVE STEPPED UP OUR PURCHASE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PPE, USE OF THERMOMETERS, SOCIAL DISTANCING, HOTEL VOUCHERS, AND COVID TESTING TO INSURE THOSE IN NEED HAVE A SAFE TEMPORARY HOME, NOT ONLY FROM WHICH TO "GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE VIRUS", BUT ALSO FROM WHICH TO RECEIVE SUPPORT IN MOVING FORWARD TO STABILITY AND A "FOREVER" HOME.IN 2021, IN OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM, WE SERVED 204 FAMILIES, INCLUSIVE OF 427 INDIVIDUALS, MOVING 77% OF THOSE SERVED TO NEXT STEP, TRANSITIONAL, AND PERMANENT HOUSING. IN ADDITION, WE SERVED ROUGHLY 50,000 BALANCED MEALS AND CONDUCTED 1,170 HOURS OF CASE MANAGEMENT.IN OUR "GATEWAY TO HOME" RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS, WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND RENTAL DEPOSITS TO QUICKLY MOVE FAMILIES TO INDEPENDENT AND STABLE HOUSING, FOLLOWED BY 24 MONTHS OF CASE MANAGEMENT - CONNECTING THE FAMILIES TO RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER THEM TO REDUCE THEIR HOUSING BARRIERS AND GAIN INDEPENDENCE. IN 2021, WE HOUSED OVER 45 FAMILIES IN OUR SCATTERED SITE RRH PROGRAM.IN 2021, THE PANDEMIC PROVIDED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS COMMITMENT TO OUR VISION OF ENDING FAMILY HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. UTILIZING CARES ACT FUNDS, AND WORKING WITH THE EVICTION COURTS, WE WORKED AND NEGOTIATED WITH LANDLORDS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES IN PREVENTING 130 FAMILIES WHO WERE FINANCIALLY IMPACTED BY COVID 19 FROM THE TRAUMA OF EVICTION.