ST PATRICK CENTER

LONG-TERM TRANSFORMATIONS - MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO US ARE SUFFERING IN WAYS THAT REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND MORE EXTENSIVE RESOURCES. MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESS ALSO SUFFER FROM A MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEM AND THEY RECEIVE SERVICES THROUGH OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. WE OFFERED AROUND 30,489 HOT MEALS LAST YEAR. MANY OF OUR CLIENTS REPORTED A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND MANY REPORTED A MENTAL ILLNESS AND RECEIVED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES RANGING FROM INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, PSYCHIATRIC SUPPORT, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, ETC. WE ALSO PROVIDED ON-SITE NURSING VISITS AND HEALTHCARE REFERRALS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE RECIPIENTS WHERE APPLICABLE.

SHORT-TERM TRANSITIONS - A MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO US ARE SUFFERING IN WAYS THAT REQUIRE MEDIUM CASE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AND WE PROVIDE THEM WITH RAPID TRANSITIONS TO HOUSING AND SHORTER-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT. MANY OF OUR CLIENTS REPORTED NO INCOME WHEN THEY FIRST MET US AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE LEADING TO FINANCIAL STABILITY IS A GREAT NEED IN HOMELESS SERVICES. INTERNAL CLIENT TRAINING INCLUDES ROOTS OF SUCCESS TRAINING TO LEARN AND BE CERTIFIED IN TRAINING FOR "GREEN" JOBS, BARISTA TRAINING, AND JANITORIAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. WE SERVED OVER 450 NEW HOUSEHOLDS, WITH APPROXIMATELY 235 OF THOSE HOUSEHOLDS CONSISTING OF VETERANS. WE ASSISTED 150 CLIENTS WITH SECURING PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE RECIPIENTS WHERE APPLICABLE.