Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of Santa Rosa

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HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM - HOMELESS OUTREACH SERVICES TEAM (HOST) - HOST PROVIDES OUTREACH TO PEOPLE LIVING IN UNSHELTERED LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SONOMA COUNTY, LINKING THEM TO PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE SERVICES AS WELL AS TO COORDINATED ENTRY. PROJECT AREAS ARE DEFINED AS ANYWHERE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS PERSONS ARE FOUND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WATERWAYS, TRAILS, AND ENCAMPMENTS. SERVICES OFFERED BY HOST FACILITATE ENTRY INTO HOUSING AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.COORDINATED ENTRY - CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS THE COORDINATED ENTRY PROGRAM OPERATOR FOR THE COUNTY OF SONOMA, PROVIDING STREAMLINED COUNTYWIDE ACCESS TO HOUSING, SHELTER, AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AT IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. COORDINATED ENTRY PRIORITIZES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FOR PERMANENT HOUSING OR TEMPORARY SHELTER BASED ON ASSESSMENT OF VULNERABILITY AND NEEDS USING A STANDARDIZED, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ASSESSMENT TOOL TO ENSURE THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO HOUSING AND RESOURCES. COORDINATED ENTRY REDUCES THE LENGTH OF TIME PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AND PROMOTES INDIVIDUAL CHOICE OF SERVICES AND HOUSING.HOMELESS SERVICE CENTER (HSC) - THE HSC, LOCATED IN SANTA ROSA AND OFFERS A DROP-IN DAY PROGRAM FOR ADULT MEN AND WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. DIGNITY SERVICES PROVIDED ON SITE INCLUDE FREE LOCKERS, SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, TELEPHONE, MAIL SERVICE, AND PROGRAM REFERRALS. THE HSC SERVES BETWEEN 1,800 AND 2,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY.

CARITAS VILLAGE - CARITAS VILLAGE IS CATHOLIC CHARITIES' AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN SANTA ROSA, ON LAND PURCHASED BY THE AGENCY IN 2015. INTENDED TO REPLACE FACILITIES AND ENHANCE SERVICES THAT CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAS PROVIDED ONSITE FOR OVER 30 YEARS, CARITAS VILLAGE WILL ALSO INCLUDE OVER 120 UNITS OF PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE FUNDED, BUILT, AND MANAGED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BURBANK HOUSING, A LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER. CARITAS CENTER - THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEGUN CONSTRUCTION OF CARITAS CENTER TO REPLACE EXISTING, SCATTERED FACILITIES. CARITAS CENTER'S 48,000 SQUARE FEET, 3-STORY BUILDING, WILL INCLUDE A FAMILY SHELTER, A CHILDCARE CENTER, HOUSING COUNSELING, DIGNITY CENTER, AND A RECUPERATION SHELTER, AS WELL AS A NEW HEALTH CLINIC PARTNERSHIP WITH SANTA ROSA COMMUNITY HEALTH. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF CARITAS CENTER IS TO PROVIDE A BRIDGE FROM HOMELESSNESS TO HOUSING THROUGH FULLY INTEGRATED SERVICE, AND TO PLACE MORE THAN 1,300 PEOPLE/YEAR INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. FINANCING, INCLUDING PHILANTHROPY, PUBLIC FUNDS, LOANS, AND NEW MARKET TAX CREDITS WAS FULLY SECURED IN JUNE 2021. CARITAS HOMES - CARITAS HOMES WILL CONSIST OF 128 PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENTS THAT WILL BE FUNDED, BUILT, AND MANAGED BY THE ORGANIZATION' NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, BURBANK HOUSING. CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF CARITAS HOMES (64 UNITS) BEGAN IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. UP TO 50% OF THE APARTMENTS WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS SENIORS, VETERANS, AND OTHER VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS, WITH THE REMAINING UNITS DESIGNATED FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND SINGLES WHO WORK BUT ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD MARKET RENTS.EMERGENCY SHELTERS - NIGHTINGALENIGHTINGALE PROVIDES A TOTAL OF 37 RESPITE SHELTER BEDS FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND ARE BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. NIGHTINGALE PROGRAMS ARE LOCATED IN SONOMA AND NAPA COUNTY.FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER - WITH 138 BEDS, THIS SANTA ROSA SHELTER HELPS FAMILIES MOVE FROM HOMELESSNESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING AS REPIDLY AS POSSIBLE. SERVICES INCLUDE HOUSING FOCUSED CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRALS TO OTHER AGENCIES, SOBRIETY SUPPORT GROUPS, PARENTING SKILLS SUPPORT, MEALS AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES INCLUDING SCHOOL COORDINATION AND CHILDCARE REFERRALS.SAMUEL L JONES HALL - THIS PROGRAM LOCATED IN SANTA ROSA PROVIDES 213 BEDS OF YEAR ROUND EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.IMMIGRATION - THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OFFERS LEGAL, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH SERVICES. THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS RECOGNIZED OUR IMMIGRATION OFFICE AND ACCREDITED OUR IMMIGRATION REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE AVAILABLE FREE OR LOW-COST IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES. THESE LEGAL SEVICES LOOK TO REUNITE FAMILIES, TO ASSIST IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, TO PROVIDE DEFERRED ACTIONS TO QUALIFIED IMMIGRANTS, AND TO EMPOWER IMMIGRANTS TO BECOME MORE FULLY INVOLVED IN CIVIC LIFE THROUGH APPLICABLE BENEFITS AND FEDERAL LAWS. WE PROVIDE OUTREACH SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH SEVERAL IMMIGRATION NEEDS. CLASSES ARE OFFERED FOR CITIZENSHIP AS PART OF OUR EDUCATION SERVICES TO HELP LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENTS OPTAIN THEIR US CITIZENSHIP.DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY WILDFIRE RECOVERY DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT (DCM) FOCUSES ON LONG TERM RECOVERY FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY WILDFIRES IN SONOMA, LAKE, MENDOCINO, AND NAPA COUNTIES. THE AGENCY BEGAN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES AFTER DEVASTATING FIRES IN LAKE COUNTY IN 2015 AND EXPANDED THE PROGRAM SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER THE 2017 FIRESTORMS IN NAPA AND SONOMA COUNTIES. DCM ASSISTS INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MAKING A FULL RECOVERY BY PROVIDING SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERING AGENCIES. DCM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR LOCATING PERMANENT HOUSING AND RETURNING TO THE PREDISASTER HOUSING STATUS.

HOUSING PROGRAMS - HOUSING COUNSELING - CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS ONE OF ONLY TWO HUD CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES IN SONOMA COUNTY THAT PROVIDES COUNSELING ON RENTAL ISSUES, OCCUPANCY PROBLEMS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH SECTION 8 HOUSING.PALMS INN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING - PREVIOUSLY A 104-UNIT MOTEL, THE PALMS INN WAS CONVERTED INTO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR VETERANS AND CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES MANAGES 44 OF THE UNITS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND PROVIDES 24/7 SITE SUPPORT FOR VETERANS LIVING AT THE PALMS. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING MASTER LEASE PROGRAM THROUGH INDIVIDUAL HOMES OR APARTMENTS MASTER LEASED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES IN SONOMA COUNTY, VULNERABLE ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ACCESS PERMANENT HOUSING WITH ONGOING SUPPORT SERVICES.RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM (RRH) - RRH PROVIDES RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, HOUSING COUNSELING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN SONOMA COUNTY. RAINBOW HOUSE HOMELESS FAMILIES (UP TO 50 MOTHERS AND CHILDREN A YEAR) LIVE IN THIS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IN NAPA AND RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO ACCESS PERMANENT HOUSING, IMPROVE INCOME AND EDUCATION, AND DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS.IMOLA HOUSE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE OFFERED ONE OF EIGHT SUBSIDIZED APARTMENTS ALONG WITH ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.

COMMUNITY AND PARISH SERVICES (CPS) -COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROVIDES HEALTH EDUCATION AND ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC NUTRITION AND MEDICAL BENEFITS IN SONOMA, LAKE, NAPA, AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES. SUPPORTING SERVICES INCLUDE FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COACHING, INCOME TAX PREPARATION FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE REFERRALS.RURAL FOOD PROGRAM (RFP) - THE RFP DISTRIBUTES FREE FOOD TO LOW-INCOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AT SITES THROUGHOUT SONOMA AND LAKE COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE EAT FRESH DISTRIBUTIONS AT CATHOLIC CHARITIES SANTA ROSA HEADQUARTERS.