Hope Center Inc

TO CARE FOR HOMELESS AND AT-RISK PERSONS BY PROVIDING LIFE SUSTAINING AND LIFE-REBUILDING SERVICES THAT ARE COMPREHENSIVE AND ADDRESS UNDERLYING CAUSES.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY PROGRAM US A NONMEDICAL SAFE OFF STREETS UNIT AT THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CENTERS. MORE THAN HALF OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES SUFFERS FROM ADDICTION TO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. WOMEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM 32,416 NIGHTS LODGING 97,548 MEALS SERVED 132 WOMEN WHO ENTERED INTO THE RECOVERY PROGRAM MEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM 37,495 NIGHTS LODGING 141,144 MEALS SERVED 371 MEN WHO ENTERED INTO THE RECOVERY PROGRAM FOLLOW UP STUDIES INDICATE THE MEN HAVE A CONTUINING SOBRIETY RATE OF 65% AT ONE YEAR WHILE THE WOMEN MAINTAIN A 70% SOBRIETY RATE.

SHELTER SERVICES PROVIDES OVERNIGHT EMERGENCY SHELTER TO ADULT MEN WITH A BED CAPACITY OF 144 AND AN OVERFLOW CAPACITY AROUND 250 MEN A NIGHT. THE SHELTER PROVIDED 59,436 NIGHTS OF LODGING AND SERVED, 149,000 MEALS IN 2022. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER ALSO PROVIDES CLOTHING, SHOWERS, LAUNDRY FACILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN ADDITION TO BASIC CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH HOUSING, APPLYING FOR BENEFITS AND OTHER SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH MOVING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST MEN WHO HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS BY PROVIDING COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, CONNECTIONS WITH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE USING A COMMUNITY BASED MODEL. THE PROGRAM ALSO ASSISTS CLIENTS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE COME FROM INSTITUTIONS, SUCH AS JAILS, PRISONS AND PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES, WITH TRANSITIONING INTO HOUSING AFTER COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. 67 MEN WERE ADMITTED INTO THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM LAST YEAR.

BARBARA H. ROUSE APARTMENTS IS A 44 UNIT APARTEMT BUILDING THAT PROVIDES DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE AFFORDABLE PERMANENT HOUSING FOR WOMEN IN RECOVERY. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN ATMOSPHERE THAT SUPPORTS THEIR CONTINUED SOBRIETY AND IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE WOMEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM WHERE RESIDENTS CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SERVICES. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM PREPARES RESIDENTS TO ENTER THE JOB MARKET BY PROVIDING JOB READINESS SKILLS, INCLUDING RESUME BUILDING, ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING ONLINE APPLICATIONS OR INTERVIEWING SKILLS. THE PROGRAM ALSO ASSISTS WITH APPLYING FOR JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR MEETS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS TO FACILITATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. SERVICES INCLUDE PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO INTERVIEWS AND ORIENTATIONS AND EDUCATION ON BUDGETING AND SAVING MONEY IN PREPARATION FOR LIFE OUTSIDE OF THE HOPE CENTER. MOBILE OUTREACH PROGRAM BRINGS THE HOPE CENTER'S SERVICES TO THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAY BE MOST NEEDY. STATIONED AT A DIFFERENT LEXINGTON CHURCH EVERY WEEKDAY, HOPEMOBILE STAFF ARE EQUIPPED TO ASSIST CLIENTS, PROVIDE FOR BASIC NEEDS, REFER THEM ELSEWHERE OR TRANSPORT THEM TO THE HOPE CENTER OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY. STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM ENGAGES THOSE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND ARE RESISTANT TO COME TO THE SHELTER OR SEEK THE SERVICES OFFERED TO THEM. INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM PROVIDES GROUP THERAPY AND EDUCATION GROUPS FOCUSED ON A RECOVERY LIFESTYLE AND PROMOTES AA AND NA AS 12-STEP PROGRAMS. CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED SERVICES BY PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, CASEMANAGEMENT STAFF, LICENSED AND CERTIFIED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS AND LICENSED AND CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKERS. HOPE CENTER SERVICES PROVIDES DRUG/ALCOHOL COUNSELING, TESTING AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENTSERVICES WITH BILLING REIMBURSEMENT FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES.