Restart Inc

RESTART'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER ALL PEOPLE FACING OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS... SEE SCHEDULE O BY PROVIDING HOUSING AND SERVICES THAT INSPIRE HOPE.

RESTART, INC. GREW OUT OF AN OVERSIGHT EMERGENCY SHELTER ESTABLISHED IN 1981 IN DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY. INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT IN 1984, RESTART HAS EVOLVED AND EXPANDED OVER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BECOME A COMMUNITY LEADER ADVOCATING AND MODELING BEST-PRACTICES FOR ENDING HOMELESSNESS. RESTART IS DEDICATED TO ADVOCATING FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES, YOUTH, AND ADULTS, AND ADDRESSING THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF CHRONIC AND GENERATIONAL HOMELESSNESS. THE ORGANIZATION IS THE ONLY HOMELESS AGENCY IN KANSAS CITY SERVING ALL POPULATIONS--SINGLE ADULTS, FAMILIES, UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH AND YOUTH WHO HAVE AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE, VETERANS, INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFYING AS LGBTQ, PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, FORMER OFFENDERS, AND INDIVIDUALS RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION. RESTART PROVIDES A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FROM EMERGENCY SHELTER TO TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. IN 2021, RESTART SERVED 2,301 INDIVIDUALS, 160 FAMILIES, 411 MINOR YOUTH, 203 VETS AND FAMILIES, AND 42 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. RESTART HAD A TOTAL OF 134,954 BED NIGHTS. RESTART OPERATES FIVE SEPARATE FACILITIES AND OFFERS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES:HOUSING SOLUTIONS CENTER (HSC) FOCUSES ON GETTING NEWLY HOMELESS AND CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES INTO PERMANENT HOUSING VIA DIRECT ASSISTANCE WITH RENT AND UTILITIES, AS WELL AS SHELTER PLUS CARE REFERRALS, WHICH HELP CONNECT HOMELESS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERMANENT HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THE HSC PROVIDES 48 UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR INDIVIUDALS WHO ARE LIVING WITH A DISABILITY, AS WELL AS CHRONICALLY HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES STREET OUTREACH SERVICES, A DROP-IN CENTER, AND A HOTLINE TO RAPIDLY FIND NEW HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE RECENTLY LOST THEIR HOMES. YOUTH NETWORK INCLUDES YOUTH EMERGENCY, YOUTH TRANSITIONAL LIVING, MATERNITY GROUP HOME, A 24-HOUR HOTLINE AND STREET OUTREACH SERVICES (SOS) FOR RUNAWAY HOMELESS YOUTH. RESTART ALSO PROVIDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR YOUTH WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WHO ARE AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE. FAMILY SHELTER PROVIDES FOR THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ALONGSIDE OF THE SHELTER. ADULT EMERGENCY SHELTER (AES) PROVIDES SHELTER IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS FOR SINGLES INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS, ONSITE COUNSELING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, HEALTH EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND SCREENINGS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT. ADULT TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE, LONGER-TERM HOUSING FOR SINGLE ADULTS AS THEY WORK WITH STAFF TO SEEK PERMANENT HOUSING. STAFF PROVIDE ADVOCACY, GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES TO STABILIZE THESE INDIVIDUALS AND TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO MOVE TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF THE HOMELESS SERVICES COALITION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY AND THE KANSAS CITY CONTINUUM OF CARE. RESTART ALSO WORKS WITH PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE SERVICES THEY NEED AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR, AS WELL AS TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION OF SERVICES. THE ORGANZATION'S SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE: STAFF PROVIDED RESOURCES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS COACHING, ASSISTANCE WITH INCREASING INCOME, ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR BENEFITS, CONNECTIONS TO MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, AND GROUP ACTIVITIES TO BOLSTER SOCIAL SKILLS. RAPID REHOUSING PROVIDES HOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS MOVING THEM FROM THE SHELTER OR STREETS DIRECTLY INTO HOUSING. CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT, RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS, GOAL SETTING AND PLANNING, EMPLOYMENT COACHING, LIFE SKILLS ASSESSMENT AND COACHING, LONG-TERM HOUSING STABILITY PLANNING, ASSISTANCE WITH INCREASING HOUSHOLD INCOME AND SETTING EDUCATIONAL GOALS, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION. THIS PROGRAM SERVES KANSAS CITY'S HOMELESS FAMILIES, SINGLE ADULTS, AND YOUTH. ALONG WITH THE GENERAL POPULATION, RESTART, INC.'S SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES PROGRAM PROVIDES RAPID REHOUSING AND OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HELP LOW-INCOME VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACCESS VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION BENEFITS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL AND REHABILITATION COUNSELING, INCOME SUPPORT SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES, TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND HOUSING RETENTION. HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROVIDES HOMELESS VETERANS WITH TEMPORARY HOUSING AND HELPS THEM SECURE STABLE HOUSING ALONGSIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION.