San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry Inc

SHORT TERM SHELTER AND HOUSING FOR HOMELESS PERSONS AND OTHERS IN NEED, IN BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS.

PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM (PSH): PSH IS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM WHOSE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHILE HELPING THEM ATTAIN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY. HOUSEHOLDS MUST HAVE A MEMBER WITH A QUALIFYING DISABILITY TO BE ELIGIBLE. SAMMINISTRIES HOUSED 178 HOUSEHOLDS MADE UP OF 382 FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. 98% OF THOSE HOUSED REMAINED HOUSED TWO YEARS AFTER RECEIVING PERMANENT HOUSING.

PREVENTION SERVICES: SAMMINISTRIES PROVIDES HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES TO BEXAR AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF IMMEDIATE HOMELESSNESS. SAMMINISTRIES SERVED 1,020 HOUSEHOLDS AND PREVENTED 2,452 INDIVIDUALS FROM BECOMING HOMELESS IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. 99% OF THOSE ASSISTED MAINTAINED HOUSING FOR 12 MONTHS. WITH A COMBINATION OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDING, SAMMINISTRIES HAS BECOME THE LARGEST PROVIDER AND A COMMUNITY LEADER IN THE AREA OF HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES.

RAPID RE-HOUSING (RRH) SERVICES: RRH TARGETS HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS AND ASSISTS THEM IN RAPIDLY OBTAINING PERMANENT HOUSING. CREDIT/CRIMINAL HISTORY, LACK OF INCOME/EMPLOYMENT, DISABILITIES, OR SUBSTANCE USE DOES NOT LIMIT PARTICIPATION. HOUSED FAMILIES ARE OFFERED INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST THEM IN INTEGRATING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, ACCESSING NEEDED MENTAL/PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND SECURING INCOME/BENEFITS FOR WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE. ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE ACCESS TO WRAP-AROUND SERVICES PROVIDED BY SAMMINISTRIES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND/OR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. SAMMINISTRIES HOUSED 309 HOUSEHOLDS MADE UP OF 543 FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. 93% OF THOSE ASSISTED MAINTAINED HOUSING FOR 12 MONTHS.

STREET OUTREACH: SAMMINISTRIES' STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM WORKS WITH MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS. STAFF CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS ON THE STREETS, IN VEHICLES, AND IN ENCAMPMENTS. EFFORTS FOCUS ON ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS THAT BUILD TRUST AND FOSTER ENGAGEMENT IN OFTEN DESPERATELY NEEDED PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF HELPING EVERY INDIVIDUAL SECURE SAFE, PERMANENT HOUSING. SAMMINISTRIES SERVED 413 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO, ON AVERAGE, HAD EXPERIENCED 13 MONTHS OF HOMELESSNESS; 57% ACCEPTED THE NEXT HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE; AND 32% OF THOSE SECURED PERMANENT HOUSING IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. SHELTER SERVICES: SAMMINISTRIES ADMINISTERS A SHELTER SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT HOUSING WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE HOUSED AT OTHER LOCAL SHELTERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, 71 INDIVIDUALS WERE HOUSED; 61% ENROLLED IN ONE OR MORE CORE SERVICES; AND 54% EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING. TRANSITIONAL SERVICES: SAMMINISTRIES' TRANSITIONAL LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, LIFE SKILLS, JOB SKILLS/EDUCATION TRAINING, CHILD CARE, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME FOR 78 FAMILIES (259 INDIVIDUALS) IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. 89% OF HOUSEHOLD EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND 96% OF FORMER RESIDENTS MAINTAINED HOUSING FOR TWO YEARS AFTER EXITING.PERMANENT HOUSING (AFFORDABLE): SAMMINISTRIES HAS A HOMELESS SET-A-SIDE VOUCHER PROGRAM WHERE IT MANAGES 100 HOUSING VOUCHERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING AUTHORITY (SAHA). SAMMINISTRIES PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HOMELESS FAMILIES IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PRIVATE RENTAL MARKET. SAMMINISTRIES SERVED 106 HOUSEHOLDS MADE UP OF 441 INDIVIDUALS AND 94% MAINTAINED HOUSING STABILITY DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021.