Brighton Center Inc

TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO REACH SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND LEADERSHIP. WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS MISSION BY CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT REWARDS EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION, ENCOURAGES MUTUAL RESPECT, AND MAXIMIZES RESOURCES.

FAMILY CENTER PROGRAMS ASSIST FAMILIES TO REACH FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH SUPPORTIVE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROVIDES SHORT-TERM CRISIS INTERVENTION AND PROVIDES FOOD AND OTHER TANGIBLE ITEMS, AS WELL AS LINKAGES TO OTHER SERVICES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, 2,529 FAMILIES RECEIVED THOSE SERVICES, AND 5,643 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A SPECIFIC TANGIBLE RESOURCE. 109 FAMILIES RECEIVED STABILIZATION, OR SHORT-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND 31 FAMILIES RECEIVED LONG TERM STABILIZATION SERVICES. 42 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS RECEIVED RAPID REHOUSING SERVICES TO CONNECT THEM TO HOUSING AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES. 119 OLDER ADULTS ACCESSED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE THROUGH CLUB CARE. 265 FAMILIES, WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, WERE SERVED THROUGH STABLE FAMILIES, AND 183 OBTAINED OR MAINTAINED SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. EVERY CHILD SUCCEEDS (ECS) PROVIDES HOME VISITATION FOR FIRST-TIME MOMS. HOME INSTRUCTION FOR PARENTS OF PRE-SCHOOL YOUNGSTERS (HIPPY) PROVIDES HOME VISITATION TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 5. OVER 325 FAMILIES ENGAGED IN HOME VISITATION PROGRAMMING, AND 90% OF CHILDREN ENGAGED FOR A PROGRAM YEAR WERE ASSESSED AGE APPROPRIATE IN COGNITIVE AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT.

OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SERVE INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE EIGHT NORTHERN KENTUCKY COUNTIES. SINCE APRIL 1997, WE HAVE OFFERED COMPREHENSIVE AND HOLISTIC TRAINING THROUGH THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING (CET). THROUGH CET, 170 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED TRAINING, AND 85% SECURED EMPLOYMENT. CITY FUTURES IS A PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF COVINGTON IN WHICH CAREER COACHING, COMMUNITY SUPPORTS, AND FINANCIAL COACHING ARE AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF CITY HEIGHTS, AND SERVED 247 INDIVIDUALS IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. TRADES TO SUCCESS IS A PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT EXPLORES TRADE AND APPRENTICESHIP CAREERS, JOB TRAINING, AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, 30 INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN TRADES TO SUCCESS, AND 22 OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT. 18 WOMEN ENGAGED IN CAMPBELL COUNTY DETENTION CENTER'S CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROGRAM WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR WOMEN AND USES TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND GENDER-SPECIFIC RESPONSIVE PRACTICE DURING A 6-MONTH IN-PATIENT TREATMENT MODEL WHILE INCARCERATED, WHICH IS THEN FOLLOWED BY 24 MONTHS OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES BY COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

KENTUCKY CAREER CENTERS SERVES AS THE OPERATOR AND DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER FOR WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) SERVICES IN THE EIGHT COUNTIES OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY. TALENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PROVIDED WIOA SERVICES TO ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKERS (7,510 INDIVIDUALS), AND YOUTH (2,428 INDIVIDUALS), AS WELL AS EMPLOYERS. THE KENTUCKY CAREER CENTER OPERATOR COORDINATES THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES BETWEEN PARTNERS IN COVINGTON, FLORENCE, CARROLLTON, AND GRANT COUNTIES. OF THOSE SERVED, 89% OF YOUTH SECURED EMPLOYMENT AND 97% OF INDIVIDUALS MAINTAINED EMPLOYMENT FOR SIX MONTHS. 155 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH LIFT UP, A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WITH ST. ELIZABETH HEALTHCARE THAT UTILIZES A NO WRONG DOOR APPROACH DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND 153 INDIVIDUALS RETAINED EMPLOYMENT FOR 3 MONTHS.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVE INFANTS, TODDLERS, PRESCHOOLERS, AND SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. NORTHERN KENTUCKY SCHOLAR HOUSE (NKSH), A PARTNERSHIP WITH NEIGHBORHOOD FOUNDATIONS, IS A COMPREHENSIVE, TWO-GENERATION SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES THAT PROVIDES AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (EARLY SCHOLARS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER), AND CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AS THEY PURSUE A DEGREE IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 135 WERE SERVED AT NKSH. 155 CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS WERE SERVED AT BRIGHT DAYS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND 99 AT EARLY SCHOLARS. AFTER 12 MONTHS OF ENROLLMENT, 100% OF BRIGHT DAYS AND EARLY SCHOLARS CHILDREN WERE ASSESSED AS AGE-APPROPRIATE FOR COGNITIVE AND LANGUAGE SKILLS. 95% OF THE SINGLE PARENTS AT NKSH MADE MEASURABLE PROGRESS TOWARD A DEGREE. FINANCIAL WELLNESS & VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT PROVIDES BOTH A CONTINUUM OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN BRIGHTON CENTER AND THROUGHOUT NORTHERN KENTUCKY. FINANCIAL WELLNESS WORKS ON IMPROVING CREDIT, BUDGETING, GETTING BANKED, SAVING, MAKING GOOD FINANCIAL DECISIONS, ASSISTING WITH ASSET BUILDING, AND PREPARING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP. VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) SITES ARE OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH TAX PREPARATION IN CAMPBELL, BOONE, AND GRANT COUNTIES, AND PROVIDED 617 INDIVIDUALS WITH FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL OF $1,171,053 IN COMBINED TAX RETURNS. 158 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED A FINANCIAL EDUCATION WORKSHOP WITH 100% INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF BUDGETING, CREDIT, AND BANKING. 299 INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN FINANCIAL COACHING, AND 91% PAID THEIR BILLS ON TIME OVER TIME. 37 INDIVIDUALS BECAME HOMEOWNERS, AND 91 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FORECLOSURE PREVENTION COUNSELING. HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WERE SERVED THROUGH HOLIDAY DRIVE, WHERE 2,822 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED HOLIDAY GIFTS AND/OR FOOD IN DECEMBER. IN ADDITION, VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT SERVICES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF 1,477 VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR WHO ASSIST OUR PROGRAMS. ALSO, BRIGHTON CENTER HAD 223 VOLUNTEERS SERVING AT LOCAL NON-PROFITS THROUGH OUR RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP). WE ALSO EDUCATED 1,810 SENIORS ON THE ISSUE OF MEDICARE FRAUD. IN ADDITION, 214 SENIORS WERE SERVED THROUGH SENIOR SUPPORT SERVICES. RECOVERY SERVICES INCLUDE BRIGHTON RECOVERY CENTER FOR WOMEN, WHICH IS A 100-BED FACILITY LOCATED IN BOONE COUNTY THAT PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL LONG-TERM (APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS) RECOVERY SERVICES FOR WOMEN 18 AND OLDER. IT IS PART OF THE RECOVERY KENTUCKY INITIATIVE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY CREATED TO HELP KENTUCKIANS RECOVER FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE, WHICH OFTEN LEADS TO CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. 304 WOMEN WERE SERVED THROUGH THE BRIGHTON RECOVERY CENTER WITH 30 WOMEN RETAINED IN ALL PHASES OF THE PROGRAM DURING THE FY22 TIMEFRAME. SOBER LIVING OFFERS A SAFE SOBER LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR 6 WOMEN WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A RECOVERY KENTUCKY PROGRAM AND NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND 50% REPORTED NO RELAPSE 6 MONTHS AFTER COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. CENTER TABLE-CATERING WITH A PURPOSE IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE CATERING PROGRAM THAT OFFERS RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE CATERING BUSINESS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY. YOUTH SERVICES PROVIDES SERVICES FOR YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (YLD) WORKS WITH YOUTH TO BUILD LEADERSHIP AND CONDUCT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, WE SERVE TROUBLED ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE HOMEWARD BOUND SHELTER FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH (NORTHERN KENTUCKY'S ONLY SHELTER SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUTH), AND INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM (SOP) AND PROJECT SAFE PLACE, A CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM IN WHICH 118 LOCAL BUSINESSES PARTICIPATE. SOP IS STREET-BASED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH IDENTIFYING WHERE THEY CONGREGATE, AND 91 YOUTH WERE ENGAGED AND 57 WERE ASSESSED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022. TEEN COALITION ENGAGES HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH AND COMBINES SERVICE LEARNING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND CAREER AND COLLEGE EXPLORATION; 17 HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH SERVED ON THE TEEN COALITION, AND 14 INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF CAREER/COLLEGE PREPAREDNESS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, 187 YOUTH WERE SERVED BY YLD, 82% DEMONSTRATED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS; AND 35 FAMILIES RECEIVED STABILIZATION SERVICES. HOMEWARD BOUND SHELTER HELPED 145 YOUTH BY PROVIDING CRISIS INTERVENTION AND 88% OF YOUTH EXITED COUNSELING TO ENSURE A SAFE AND APPROPRIATE STABLE LIVING ARRANGEMENT, AND HOMEWARD BOUND RESIDENTIAL PROVIDED 7 YOUTH WITH RESIDENTIAL SERVICES AND COUNSELING. THE INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM HAD 100% OF YOUTH GAIN EMPLOYMENT WITHIN 90 DAYS OF ENROLLING AND DEMONSTRATED BASIC LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. OPPORTUNITY HOUSE START UP BEGAN DURING FISCAL YEAR 22, WHICH IS AN INNOVATIVE INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND STABILIZE HOUSING FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH, YOUTH AGES 18 TO 24 THAT ARE OFTEN DISCONNECTED FROM EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT.