Pathforward Inc

TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY DELIVERING HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND PATHWAYS TO STABILITY.

THE PERMANENT SUPPORTING HOUSING (PSH) PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PRIOR TO PLACEMENT, AND WHO HAVE A DISABLING CONDITION. PSH CLIENTS RECEIVE HELP WITH SUCH THINGS AS TRANSPORTATION, BUDGETING AND MONEY MANAGEMENT AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. 466 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOUSED TO DATE.

HOMELESS SERVICES CENTER (HSC) - THE HSC REVOLUTIONIZES HOMELESS SERVICES BY HOUSING ALL OF THE PROGRAMS IN ONE FACILITY SO THAT CLIENTS CAN ACCESS SERVICES AT ONE CENTRAL LOCATION, 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE STREET OUTREACH, SHELTER PROGRAM, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND DAY PROGRAM. PATHFORWARD'S SERVICES START WITH STREET OUTREACH, AS STAFF SEEKS OUT HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS. STAFF DISTRIBUTES ITEMS SUCH AS BLANKETS, FOOD, WATER, AND SOCKS WHILE WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VISIT THE HSC. THE SHELTER PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE YEAR-ROUND AND PROVIDES UP TO 50 SHELTER BEDS, 5 MEDICAL RESPITE BEDS, AND 25 ADDITIONAL BEDS DURING HYPOTHERMIA SEASON (NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH). WITHIN THE CENTER, CLIENTS CAN ACCESS SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, RECEIVE THREE MEALS A DAY AND CAN MEET WITH CASE MANAGERS. 29,850 MEALS ARE SERVED ANNUALLY THROUGH THE HSC. PATHFORWARD PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS ARLINGTON RESIDENTS AT THE HSC AND THROUGH THE MOBILE MEDICAL PROGRAM WHICH MEETS CLIENTS ON THE STREETS. THE MEDICAL RESPITE PROGRAM PROVIDES 5 BEDS FOR PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL RECOVERY AFTER DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL OR UNDERGOING EXTREME TREATMENTS SUCH AS CANCER. OUR MEDICAL TEAM ASSISTS IN OVER 810 MEDICAL VISITS ANNUALLY. THE DAY PROGRAM PROVIDES LOW BARRIER ACCESS TO CASE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL CARE, EVICTION PREVENTION, REFERRALS FOR MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND IMPORTANT RESOURCES LIKE SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, THREE MEALS PER DAY AND CLEAN CLOTHING.

THE HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (HPP) AND RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM (RRH) BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2009 THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT. THE AIM OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT PEOPLE WHO ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS FROM REACHING THE STREETS OR TO RAPIDLY RE-HOUSE THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY HOMELESS. BY LIMITING THE TIME SOMEONE SPENDS ON THE STREET, IT REDUCES THEIR EXPOSURE TO RISK FACTORS SUCH AS DETERIORATING HEALTH, AND DECREASES THEIR CHANCE OF BECOMING CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. CLIENTS MEET WITH THE RRH CASE MANAGER AT THE HOMELESS SERVICES CENTER. THE PROGRAM'S HOUSING LOCATOR HELPS SERVICE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT ARLINGTON COUNTY LOCATE HOUSING AND PLACE THEIR CLIENTS INTO IT.