HOUSE OF COMPASSION

CULTURE OF HOUSE OF COMPASSION HOUSE OF COMPASSION (HOC) PROVIDES A UNIQUE LIVING EXPERIENCE FOR YOUTH BY MAINTAINING THE STRUCTURE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES OF A RESIDENTIAL SETTING, WHILE PROVIDING A NUTURING AND HOME-LIKE LIVING ENVIRONMENT.YOUTHS WHO ENTER OUR PROGRAM NEED THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES BUT STRUGGLE IN THE CHAOTIC ENVIRONMENT OF A TRADITONAL RESIDENTIAL SETTING. HOC PRIDES ITSELF IN PROVIDING A CALM, HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOUTH CAN GET THE TREATMENT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT BROUGHT THEM INTO RESIDENTIAL CARE. HOC ACCEPTS YOUTHS FROM DIVERSE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS,WITH A RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES AND THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF TRAUMA THAT HAS RESULTED IN THEM BEING PLACED IN FOSTER CARE. HOC TAKES PRIDE IN HIRING CARING AND COMPASSIONATE STAFF TO WORK WITH THE BOYS IN CARE AND STRIVES TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT WHERE STAFF FEEL VALUED, BECAUSE OF THIS, WE HAVE SEVERAL STAFF WHO HAVE COMMITTED TO HOC FOR 4 PLUS YEARS, WHICH IS RARE IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES FIELD HOC HISTORICAL BENCHMARKS BEGINNING IN 2021, HOC PARTICIPATED IN AN ACCREDITATION SURVEY THROUGH THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARP). IN SEPTEMBER 2012, HOC SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED THE THREE-YEAR ACCREDIDATION STATUS, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED. HOC HAS MAINTAINED THE ACCREDITATION STATUS AND PARTICIPATED IN THE REACCREDITATION SURVEY IN SEPTEMBER 2024. HOC ONCE AGAIN ACHEIEVED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACCREDITATION STATUS OF THREE YEARS. IN ADDITION TO ACHIEVING ACCREDIDATION STATUS, HOC ACHEIVED THE STATE REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM (QRTP) AND WAS GRANTED A SIX-YEAR STATUS IN DECEMBER 2021. THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE NOT ACHIEVED. THIS ALLOWS HOC TO CONTINUE TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE AND ADVOCATE FOR MISSOURI YOUTH IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, VARIOUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HOC THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON BY PROVIDING GIFTS FOR THE YOUTH. THIS ALLOWS YOUTH TO HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON AS MANY OF THE YOUTHS HAVE COMMENTED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A CHISTMAS LIKE THE ONE EXPERIENCED AT HOC. 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS HOC PROVIDED 3,910 BED DAYS TO 25 YOUTHS. HOUSE OF COMPASSION ALSO PROVIDED 403 DAYS OF AFTERCARE TO 4 YOUTH WHO WERE DISCHARGED TO LOWER LEVEL OF CARE, HELPING THEM MAINTAIN PLACEMENT STABILITY AND OVERCOME OBSTACLES WHILE IN COMMUNITY PLACEMENTS. TO ADDRESS THE ADDITIONAL DEMAND FOR IN-HOUSE MEALS, HOC PARTNERED WITH HARVESTERS (A LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT FOOD BANK), RESULTNG IN QUALITY MEALS FOR THE YOUTHS AT A REDUCED COST FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE TOTAL MEALS SERVED IN 2024 WAS 15,744 (INCLUDING THREE MAIN MEALS PLUS SNACKS). ALSO IN 2024, HOC ASSISTED 11 YOUTHS IN TRANSITIONING TO A REDUCED LEVEL OF CARE, INCLUDING TRANSITIONAL LIVING, FOSTER HOMES, RELATIVE PLACEMENTS, OR BEING REUNITED WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES. HOC STAFF PROVIDED YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTIPATE IN A VARIETY OF OUTINGS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING GOING TO THE MOVIES, SKYZONE, GO-KARTING, VISITING THE ARCADE, EATING OUT, AND ATTENDING A KANSAS CITY ROYALS GAME. THE TICKETS TO THE ROYALS GAME WERE DONATED BY THE KAUFMANN FOUNDATION. TO ASSIST IN THE CAPACITY FOR LARGE GROUP OUTINGS, HOC PURCHASED A NEW 15-PASSENGER VAN INT HE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025. IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH, WE CELEBRATED THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS LEADER AND BEHAVORIAL HEALTH TECH STAFF MEMBER. IN AUGUST 2024, HOC WAS CHOOSEN BY THE BELTON-GRANDVIEW MASONIC LODGE TO BE THE RECIPIENT OF THEIR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER, RESULTING IN A DONATION OF $6,067. THESE FUNDS HAVE ASSISTED THE ORGANIZATION IN PROVIDING CLOTHING AND NECESSITIES THE YOUTH WE CARE FOR. HOC IS PROUD TO REPORT A 100% GRADUATION RATE FOR SENIORS WHO RESIDED IN THE HOME FOR THE FULL YEAR COMPARED TO 73% IN THE COMPARABLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ONE YOUTH WALKED ACROSS THE STAGE IN 2024. HOC CONTINUES TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY BY ATTENDING THE GRANDVIEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS, WHICH RESULTED IN A SUCCESSFUL DONATION DRIVE FOR PROGRAM NECESSITIES. IN ADDITION HOC WAS NOMINATED BY THE CHAMBER IN OCTOBER 2024 FOR NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE GRANDVIEW COMMUNITY.