HOMELESS SOLUTIONS INC

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING:BUILT IN 1996, THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES 10 FULLY FURNISHED, TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENTS TO 10 WORKING, HOMELESS FAMILIES. FAMILIES CAN RESIDE IN PROGRAM FOR UP TO 18 MONTHS, DURING WHICH TIME THEY PARTICIPATE IN A LIFE SKILLS CURRICULUM THAT HELP BUILD SKILLS AS THEY WORK TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY, INCLUDING OBTAINING HIGHER PAYING JOBS, IMPROVING CREDIT SCORES, BUILDING SAVINGS, AND ULTIMATELY MOVING INTO THEIR OWN APARTMENTS. IN 2023, 23 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 26 ADULTS AND 52 CHILDREN, RESIDED AT THP. FOR THESE HOUSEHOLDS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WAS THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS, WITH 39% OF HOUSEHOLDS BECOMING HOMELESS THIS WAY. OF THE FAMILIES WHO EXITED PROGRAM IN 2023, 71% MOVED TO PERMANENT HOUSING, WITH 100% RECEIVING FOLLOW UP CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THROUGH HOMELESS SOLUTIONS TO HELP PROMOTE THEIR ONGOING HOUSING STABILITY. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR THIS PROGRAM WAS 9 MONTHS.THE MT KEMBLE HOME:THE MT. KEMBLE HOME IS A 200-YEAR-OLD AFFORDABLE LIVING FACILITY FOR LOW-INCOME, SENIOR WOMEN IN MORRISTOWN, NJ. AFTER ACQUIRING THE MT. KEMBLE HOME IN 2013, HSI COMPLETED A MULTI-YEAR, $1.5 MILLION RENOVATION OF THE HOME IN 2017, NOW OFFERING 22 EFFICIENCY UNITS FOR THIS POPULATION TO CALL HOME. CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORTS, GUIDANCE FROM HSI'S HOUSING TEAM, VOLUNTEERS AND THE MORRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY HAVE RALLIED AROUND THE MT. KEMBLE HOME RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE, SAFE, AND ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT.WHILE THE BUILDING IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, IT IS STILL A WARM AND VIBRANT HOME FOR THE WOMEN RESIDING THERE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OFTEN SEEN WORKING IN THE GARDENS, HOSTING HOLIDAY PARTIES, GAME NIGHTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THE LADIES. EACH RESIDENT AT THE MT. KEMBLE HOME HAS HER OWN PRIVATE ROOM WITH SHARED KITCHEN, DINING, AND LIVING SPACES. IT IS 'BOARDING HOUSE' STYLE, PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. IN 2023, 24 WOMEN RESIDED AT THE MT. KEMBLE HOME. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING - HOMELESS SOLUTIONS WOMEN'S CAMPUS:HSI'S WOMEN'S CAMPUS PROGRAM IS A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PROPERTY AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS FEMALE.THE WOMEN'S CAMPUS IS MADE UP OF EIGHT RESIDENTIAL HOMES WITH FOUR SINGLE BEDROOMS PER HOME, WITH THE CAPACITY TO HOUSE UP TO 32 WOMEN. RESIDENTS SHARE COMMUNAL LIVING SPACES LIKE THE LIVING ROOM, KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM. THERE IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE HOUSE THAT SERVES A DUAL PURPOSE OF HOUSING THE CASE MANAGEMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAMS TO BE ONSITE FOR EASY ACCESS TO RESIDENTS' NEEDS AND FOR PROGRAMMING PURPOSES. ALL PROGRAM RESIDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH HOUSING SPECIFIC CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT IN ORDER TO HELP THEM MAINTAIN THEIR RESIDENCY. IN ADDITION, RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE OPTIONAL, MORE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT WHERE THEY CAN RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND CREDIT REPAIR.THE ADMINISTRATIVE HOUSE ALSO HOLDS A COMMUNITY ROOM WHICH GIVES RESIDENTS A CHANCE TO RELAX AND HAVE OPEN DIALOGUE WITH STAFF AND THEIR ROOMMATES AND NEIGHBORS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. ADDITIONALLY, IT PROVIDES A SPACE WHERE THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN LIFE-SKILLS WORKSHOPS OR COMMUNITY BUILDING SOCIAL EVENTS SUCH AS BIRTHDAY PARTIES, RUN BY OUR VOLUNTEERS.IN 2023, 19 WOMEN SAFELY RESIDED AT THE HSI WOMEN'S CAMPUS.FAMILY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMTHE FAMILY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES OPTIONAL CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORTS TO FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES FOR UP TO TWO YEARS UPON THEIR MOVE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF CYCLING BACK INTO HOMELESSNESS BETWEEN 14-20 MONTHS FOLLOWING A SHELTER STAY. OUR GOAL IS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THAT IS BY CONTINUING TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM GRADUATES LONG AFTER THEY'VE LEFT OUR PROGRAMS.BY PROVIDING SUPPORTS FOR UP TO TWO YEARS AFTER PROGRAM COMPLETION WE ARE ABLE TO HELP OUR FORMER GUESTS MAINTAIN THEIR LIFE SKILLS, SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THEIR FINANCES, AND BUILD UPON THE FOUNDATION OF STABILITY THEY CREATED WHILE AT HOMELESS SOLUTIONS. IN 2023, THERE WERE 32 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 35 ADULTS AND 69 CHILDREN, RECEIVED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGH THE FAMILY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. 98% OF THESE HOUSEHOLDS REMAINED PERMANENTLY HOUSED.