Hopeworks

TO PROVIDE A PLACE WHERE HOMELESS PEOPLE COULD COME AND GAIN PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS AND PROVIDE FOR MANY OTHER BASIC NEEDS, SUCH AS MEALS, SHOWERS, CLOTHING AND HEALTH CARE. ALSO, TO PROVIDE VARIOUS SERVICES TO HOMELESS PEOPLE SUCH AS COUNSELING, JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND HOUSING ALTERNATIVES.

HOPEWORKS IS A 501 (C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. FOUNDED IN 1985 BY A GROUP OF CONCERNED LEADERS, HOPEWORKS HAS GROWN TO BECOME THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF SERVICES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING (OR AT RISK OF) HOMELESSNESS IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. EVERY YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 11,000 INDIVIDUALS SEEK SERVICES FROM HOPEWORKS. OUR MISSION IS TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR NEAR HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND HOPE. WE AIM TO END HOMELESSNESS, ONE PERSON, ONE FAMILY AT A TIME. NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY. WE TREAT EVERYONE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE OFFER THEM HOPE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW. BUT, HOPEWORKS IS MORE THAN A HOMELESS SHELTER. OUR DAY SHELTER IS NOT ONLY WHERE MEALS ARE SERVED, BUT ALSO HAS: - A MAIL ROOM. - A PLACE TO SHOWER. - ACCESS TO HEALTH AND HYGIENE ITEMS LIKE RAZORS, DEODORANT, SUNSCREEN, UNDERGARMENTS, AND FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. - SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM STORAGE. - ACCESS TO TELEPHONE AND INTERNET. - A CLOTHING ROOM. WE ALSO OFFER: - BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY. HOPEWORKS AS A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, WHICH MEANS WE CAN PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO ANYONE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR HOUSING SITUATION. - ASSISTANCE IN EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS. WE HOUSE AN EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS DIVISION, WHICH HELPS CLIENTS WITH JOB PLACEMENT, RETENTION, TRAINING, AND TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. WE ALSO ASSIST CLIENTS WITH SNAP AND MEDICARE APPLICATIONS. -HOUSING. THROUGH OUR MYRIAD OF HOUSING PROGRAMS, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXIT HOMELESSNESS ADN REMAINED HOUSED. DURING OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR: DAY SHELTER 6,053 UNDUPLICATED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE WELCOMED INTO THE HOPEWORKS DAY SHELTER, A PLACE TO GATHER AND RECEIVE FOOD, SHOWERS, CLOTHING, AND ENTRY INTO OUR EXTENSIVE SUPPORT NETWORKS. THIS REPRESENTS A 4.3% INCREASE HOPEWORKS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS SERVED 107,237 HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS.OUTREACH OUR DEDICATED OUTREACH TEAM ENCOUNTERED OVER 1,100 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND LIVING ON THE STREETS IN ALBUQUERQUE. WE PROVIDED THEM WITH FOOD, CLOTHING, HEALTH ITEMS SUCH AS HAND SANITIZER, AND ACCESS TO SUPPORT SERVICES.HOUSING OUR HOUSING DEPARTMENT PROVIDED HOUSING SUPPORT TO A TOTAL OF 738 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 457 ADULTS AND 292 CHILDREN. HOPE FOUND SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED 22 FAMILIES, AN 85% SUCCESS RATE. BEHAVIORAL/MENTAL HEALTH OVER 1,305 CLIENTS UTILIZED OUR ARRAY OF INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUR THERAPY PROVIDED ALMOST 4,000 THERAPY SESSIONS A 58% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. EMPLOYMENT OUR EMPLOYMENT DIVISION FIELDED ALMOST 3,000 REQUESTS FOR JOBS AND HELPED MORE THAN 500 NEW CLIENTS FIND WORK.HOPEWORKS; COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE ARRAY IS ABLE TO HELP MOST AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS, MILITARY VETERANS, THOSE FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND THE MEDICALLY FRAGILE.

HOPEWORKS IS A 501 (C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. FOUNDED IN 1985 BY A GROUP OF CONCERNED LEADERS, HOPEWORKS HAS GROWN TO BECOME THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF SERVICES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING (OR AT RISK OF) HOMELESSNESS IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. EVERY YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 11,000 INDIVIDUALS SEEK SERVICES FROM HOPEWORKS. OUR MISSION IS TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR NEAR HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND HOPE. WE AIM TO END HOMELESSNESS, ONE PERSON, ONE FAMILY AT A TIME. NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY. WE TREAT EVERYONE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE OFFER THEM HOPE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW. BUT, HOPEWORKS IS MORE THAN A HOMELESS SHELTER. OUR DAY SHELTER IS NOT ONLY WHERE MEALS ARE SERVED, BUT ALSO HAS: - A MAIL ROOM. - A PLACE TO SHOWER. - ACCESS TO HEALTH AND HYGIENE ITEMS LIKE RAZORS, DEODORANT, SUNSCREEN, UNDERGARMENTS, AND FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. - SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM STORAGE. - ACCESS TO TELEPHONE AND INTERNET. - A CLOTHING ROOM. WE ALSO OFFER: - BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY. HOPEWORKS AS A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, WHICH MEANS WE CAN PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO ANYONE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR HOUSING SITUATION. - ASSISTANCE IN EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS. WE HOUSE AN EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS DIVISION, WHICH HELPS CLIENTS WITH JOB PLACEMENT, RETENTION, TRAINING, AND TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. WE ALSO ASSIST CLIENTS WITH SNAP AND MEDICARE APPLICATIONS. -HOUSING. THROUGH OUR MYRIAD OF HOUSING PROGRAMS, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXIT HOMELESSNESS ADN REMAINED HOUSED. DURING OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR: DAY SHELTER 6,053 UNDUPLICATED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE WELCOMED INTO THE HOPEWORKS DAY SHELTER, A PLACE TO GATHER AND RECEIVE FOOD, SHOWERS, CLOTHING, AND ENTRY INTO OUR EXTENSIVE SUPPORT NETWORKS. THIS REPRESENTS A 4.3% INCREASE HOPEWORKS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS SERVED 107,237 HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS.OUTREACH OUR DEDICATED OUTREACH TEAM ENCOUNTERED OVER 1,100 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND LIVING ON THE STREETS IN ALBUQUERQUE. WE PROVIDED THEM WITH FOOD, CLOTHING, HEALTH ITEMS SUCH AS HAND SANITIZER, AND ACCESS TO SUPPORT SERVICES.HOUSING OUR HOUSING DEPARTMENT PROVIDED HOUSING SUPPORT TO A TOTAL OF 738 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 457 ADULTS AND 292 CHILDREN. HOPE FOUND SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED 22 FAMILIES, AN 85% SUCCESS RATE. BEHAVIORAL/MENTAL HEALTH OVER 1,305 CLIENTS UTILIZED OUR ARRAY OF INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUR THERAPY PROVIDED ALMOST 4,000 THERAPY SESSIONS A 58% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. EMPLOYMENT OUR EMPLOYMENT DIVISION FIELDED ALMOST 3,000 REQUESTS FOR JOBS AND HELPED MORE THAN 500 NEW CLIENTS FIND WORK.HOPEWORKS; COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE ARRAY IS ABLE TO HELP MOST AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS, MILITARY VETERANS, THOSE FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND THE MEDICALLY FRAGILE.