Interfaith Works Inc

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HOMELESS SERVICES: THE INTERFAITH WORKS WOMEN'S CENTER (IWWC) IS A LOW-BARRIER AND HOUSING-FOCUSED EMERGENCY SHELTER THAT SERVES ADULT WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. IWWC CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH CASE MANAGEMENT TO CONNECT THEM TO A RANGE OF RESOURCES SUCH AS HOUSING LOCATION, VOCATIONAL SERVICES, MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND LEGAL SERVICES.THE INTERFAITH WORKS EMERGENCY SHELTER (IWES) FOR WOMEN WAS OPENED IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IT IS A LOW-BARRIER AND HOUSING-FOCUSED EMERGENCY SHELTER THAT SERVES ADULT WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. IWES CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH CASE MANAGEMENT TO CONNECT THEM TO A RANGE OF RESOURCES SUCH AS HOUSING LOCATION, VOCATIONAL SERVICES, MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND LEGAL SERVICES.THE IW OVERFLOW SHELTER (IWOF) PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND LOW-BARRIER SHELTER FOR ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IWOF CASE MANAGERS ENGAGE SHELTER CLIENTS AND WORK TO CONNECT THEM WITH RESOURCES AND HOUSING.THE IW EMPOWERMENT CENTER (IWEC) IS A YEAR-ROUND LOW-BARRIER DAY PROGRAM FOR ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A RANGE OF SERVICES AND RESOURCES INCLUDING OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES, THERAPEUTIC AND RECREATIONAL GROUPS, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO SHOWERS AND LAUNDRY. THE IWEC HOUSES THE IW OVERFLOW SHELTER PROGRAM, WHICH IS GENERALLY OPEN FROM NOVEMBER-MARCH.PRISCILLA'S HOUSE AND BECKY'S HOUSE ARE TWO SEPARATE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS THAT COLLECTIVELY SERVE SIXTEEN WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THESE PROGRAMS ARE ON DUTY 24 HOURS A DAY TO SUPPORT THE RESIDENTS IN MAINTAINING HOUSING. A CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM WORKS INDIVIDUALLY WITH RESIDENTS TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND WELLNESS, BY ENSURING THAT THEY REMAIN CONNECTED TO NEEDED SERVICES AND RESOURCES.INTERFAITH HOMES (IFH) IS A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A DISABILITY. IT PROVIDES SCATTERED-SITE APARTMENTS WITH WRAP-AROUND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES NEEDED FOR RESIDENTS TO GAIN GREATER STABILITY AND MAINTAIN HOUSING. THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TEAM IS COMPRISED OF CASE MANAGERS, A NURSE, CASE AIDE, AND A HOUSING SERVICES COORDINATOR.THE HOUSING INITIATIVE PROGRAM (HIP) IS A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO LIVE WITH A DISABILITY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, IW PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT TO THOSE WHO RESIDE IN HOMES THROUGHOUT MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THE HIP AND IFH TEAMS WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BASED ON THEIR IDENTIFIED NEEDS.THE INTERFAITH WORKS RESIDENCES (IWR) PROVIDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN PRIVATE LIVING QUARTERS FOR TWENTY-ONE PEOPLE WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A DISABILITY AND HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS. IWR HELPS HIGHLY VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS MAINTAIN HOUSING BY PROVIDING 24-HOUR ON-SITE STAFF AND INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT.THE INTERFAITH WORKS RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO FORMERLY HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN RECEIVING TEMPORARY HOUSING VOUCHERS FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS TO MAINTAIN HOUSING IN SCATTERED SITES ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THEIR INCOME, ACHIEVING SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND ATTAINING COMPLETE HOUSING INDEPENDENCE.

INTERFAITH WORKS CLOTHING CENTER: SINCE 1972, THE INTERFAITH WORKS CLOTHING CENTER (IWCC) HAS BEEN HELPING MONTGOMERY COUNTY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH CLOTHING AND HOME GOODS AT NO CHARGE. THIS ENABLES THEM TO FOCUS THEIR RESOURCES ON FOOD, RENT, UTILITIES, MEDICINE, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE THE LINK BETWEEN NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE THINGS THEY NO LONGER NEED WITH NEIGHBORS WHO USE THESE ITEMS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR BASIC NEEDS.

CONNECTIONS: INTERFAITH WORKS CONNECTIONS CONNECTS LOW-INCOME MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESIDENTS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. FLUENT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, THE RESOURCE COORDINATORS CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY CLIENT NEEDS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH USEFUL INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO VARIOUS SERVICES. IW CONNECTIONS PROVIDES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE BEHIND ON RENT, MORTGAGE, OR UTILITY BILLS (PEPCO OR WASHINGTON GAS). CLIENTS MAY RECEIVE ASSISTANCE ONCE ANNUALLY WITH A LIFETIME CAP OF THREE TIMES.