Lords Place Inc

BREAKING THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

HOUSING:THE AGENCY PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE AND GRADUATE HOUSING FOR MORE THAN 200 HOUSEHOLDS A DAY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. ITS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS INCLUDE ALEXANDER PLACE FOR 37 FAMILIES, MANN CAMPUS FOR 50 SINGLE MEN, BURCKLE PLACE AND HALLE PLACE FOR 23 SINGLE WOMEN, C-PLACE FOR 22 SINGLE MEN AND WOMEN WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS, AND HOUSING FIRST-BASED SCATTERED-SITE PROGRAMS FOR 57 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, BENEFITS NAVIGATION, JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT, LIFE SKILLS INSTRUCTION, HEALTHCARE COORDINATION AND SUPPORT, PEER SUPPORT, AND MORE. AS A RESULT, MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF RESIDENTS MAINTAIN OR EXIT TO STABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

RE-ENTRY: THE AGENCY'S REENTRY PROGRAM ASSISTS MORE THAN 150 ADULTS A YEAR TO TRANSITION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY FOLLOWING THEIR RELEASE FROM PRISON OR JAIL. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, JOB TRAINING, PEER SUPPORT, HEALTHCARE COORDINATION AND SUPPORT, LINKAGE TO COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, HOUSING NAVIGATION AND PLACEMENT, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, AND MORE. WITH THE PROGRAM'S SUPPORT, MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF CLIENTS AVOID RE-ARREST FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER THEIR ENROLLMENT. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES, THE REENTRY PROGRAM PARTICIPATES IN REENTRY COALITIONS, COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES, AND ADVOCACY TO ADVANCE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES AND THOSE AFFECTED BY THEM. CLINICAL AND CARE COORDINATION SERVICES: THE AGENCY'S COUNSELING, ACCESS, RECOVERY, AND EDUCATION (CARE) TEAM IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SUPPORT AND COORDINATION PROGRAM FOR UNHOUSED PEOPLE EXPERIENCING ACUTE AND/OR CHRONIC PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE PROGRAM'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM INCLUDES A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, BOARD-CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER, RECOVERY COORDINATOR, CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF CLIENTS' SUPPORT SYSTEMS, INCLUDING HOUSING STAFF, CASE MANAGERS, JOB COACHES, AND BENEFITS NAVIGATORS. THESE STAFF WORK TOGETHER TO SERVE 140 MEDICALLY VULNERABLE CLIENTS ANNUALLY. THEY PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION, MEDICAL ADVOCACY, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES (E.G. ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT PLANNING, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, ETC.), RECOVERY SUPPORT, AND PREVENTATIVE AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE ASSISTANCE. THEY HELP CLIENTS SCHEDULE AND ATTEND HEALTH APPOINTMENTS, FOLLOW THEIR TREATMENT PLANS, MONITOR THEIR HEALTH (E.G. BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKING, BLOOD SUGAR/DIABETES CONTROL, WOUND CARE), MANAGE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE, AND MORE. THROUGH THE CARE TEAM, 84 PERCENT OF CLIENTS AVOIDED OR REDUCED THEIR USE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. AMONG THOSE WHO LEFT THE PROGRAM, 88 PERCENT WERE CONNECTED TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND A COMMUNITY-BASED MEDICAL HOME AT EXIT.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:THE AGENCY OPERATES THE LARGEST STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE PROGRAM REACHES 700 UNSHELTERED PEOPLE A YEAR, ASSISTING THEM WITH BASIC NEEDS ITEMS (E.G. FOOD, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, BLANKETS), IDENTIFICATION, HOUSING NAVIGATION, LINKAGE TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE REFERRAL. MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED TO HOUSING EACH YEAR, WITH MANY RETURNING TO LIVE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, RENTING APARTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND ACCESSING LOCAL EMERGENCY SHELTER, RAPID REHOUSING, AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS. THE AGENCY IS THE DESIGNATED PROJECTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS (PATH) PROVIDER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, IT PROVIDES OUTREACH AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND CO-OCCURRING SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. IT SERVED 95 PEOPLE LAST YEAR. MORE THAN HALF WERE CONNECTED TO THE LORD'S PLACE'S SSI/SSDI OUTREACH, ACCESS AND RECOVERY (SOAR) PROGRAM, AN INITIATIVE THAT USES A NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE MODEL TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND HEALTH COVERAGE. AMONG THOSE WHO EXITED THE PATH PROGRAM, 77 PERCENT TRANSITIONED TO A STABLE HOUSING DESTINATION. THE AGENCY EMPLOYS MULTIPLE STAFF TRAINED IN THE SOAR PROCESS TO ASSIST THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS. THE PROGRAM SCREENED 67 PEOPLE LAST YEAR AND WENT ON TO FILE BENEFIT APPLICATIONS FOR 56. IN ALL, 79 PERCENT OF APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED, WHICH IS NEARLY DOUBLE FLORIDA'S STATEWIDE APPROVAL RATE.

JOB TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT:THE AGENCY PROVIDES JOB COACHING, JOB SKILLS CLASSES, COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION INSTRUCTION, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND GED PREPARATION TUTORING, AND JOB PLACEMENT AND RETENTION SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 350 ADULTS A YEAR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT. IT OPERATES AN INNOVATIVE CULINARY PROGRAM THAT COMBINES HANDS-ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING WITH EMPLOYMENT-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION INSTRUCTION. THE PROGRAM TRAINS FORMERLY HOMELESS APPRENTICES FOR EMPLOYMENT AS SOUS CHEFS, LINE COOKS, AND OTHER RESTAURANT POSITIONS. THE APPRENTICES PRACTICE THEIR SKILLS ALONGSIDE TRAINED CHEFS AS THEY OPERATE A CATERING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND A HUNGER PROGRAM THAT SERVES MORE THAN 750 FREE GOURMET MEALS A WEEK AT THE AGENCY'S CAFE JOSHUA DINING ROOM. THROUGH THE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM, MORE THAN 150 CLIENTS IMPROVE THEIR JOB SKILLS AND 100 SECURE EMPLOYMENT.