INTERFAITH RESIDENCE D/B/A DOORWAYS

DOORWAYS IMPROVED THE HEALTH OF 2,247 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV WHO, ALONG WITH FAMILY MEMBERS, NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS AND RELATED EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS. THE OWN HOME PROGRAM IS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF HOUSING SERVICES TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV INFECTION THROUGHOUT THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN REGION (SEVEN MISSOURI AND EIGHT ILLINOIS COUNTIES). THE PROGRAM PROVIDED RENT, MORTGAGE, UTILITY, AND MOVE-IN SUBSIDIES ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, OR WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BECOME HOMELESS WHEN FACING EVICTION OR THE LOSS OF UTILITY SERVICES. OWN HOME STAFF PROVIDE HOUSING COUNSELING, REFERRAL TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND A CLEARINGHOUSE LIST OF LANDLORDS WITH SAFE AND AFFORDABLE UNITS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. DOORWAYS' OWN HOME PROGRAM INSPECTS UNITS TO DETERMINE CLEANLINESS AND SAFETY, ASSESSES COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS, MAINTAINS A LIST OF APPROVED UNITS FOR CLIENTS IN NEED, AND ADVOCATES FOR CLIENTS WITH LANDLORDS AND UTILITY COMPANIES. OWN HOME PROVIDED RENT, MORTGAGE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE AND MOVE-IN SUBSIDIES TO 1,498 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH HIV, EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING 7,630 MONTHLY UNITS OF HOUSING. EMERGENCY HOUSING RESPONDS TO CLIENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS BY OFFERING 60-90 DAYS OF HOUSING. INTERFAITH'S CARE COORDINATORS WORK CLOSELY WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS TO SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING. INTERFAITH PROVIDED 866 MONTHLY UNITS OF EMERGENCY HOUSING TO 365 INDIVIDUALS.THE COMPREHENSIVE FLEXIBLE HOUSING PROGRAM LAUNCHED WITH THE OPENING OF ALLEN HOUSE IN FALL OF 2022. ALLEN HOUSE IS A 50-UNIT FLEXIBLE HOUSING BUILDING SERVING INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV WHO ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND FREQUENT USERS OF THE 60-DAY EMERGENCY HOUSING SERVICES. ALLEN HOUSE ALLOWS FOR LONGER STAYS TO ADVANCE STABILIZATION OF CLIENTS AND OFFERS ON-SITE ACCESS TO DOORWAY'S EMPOWERMENT SERVICES, FOOD PANTRY, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. ALLEN HOUSE PROVIDED 324 MONTHLY UNITS OF FLEXIBLE HOUSING TO 55 INDIVIDUALS.COOPER HOUSE SERVES PEOPLE WHO WERE UNABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AS A RESULT OF HIV. THE FULLY ACCESSIBLE THREE-STORY BUILDING OFFERS 36 PRIVATE ROOMS WITH BATHS, 24-HOUR PROTECTIVE OVERSIGHT AND NURSING CARE. NURSING STAFFING INCLUDES RNS, CNAS AND LPNS WHO WORK WITH PHYSICIANS TO ESTABLISH TREATMENT PLANS AND OVERSEE COMPLICATED MEDICAL PROTOCOLS. SOCIAL SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS ARE PROVIDED BY IN-HOUSE SOCIAL WORKERS, WHILE AN ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR ORGANIZES PROGRAMS FOR CLIENTS, FIELD TRIPS, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. HEALTHY MEALS PREPARED AND SERVED DAILY AND TRANSPORTATION TO PHYSICIANS' OFFICES ARE PROVIDED. COOPER HOUSE IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN THE REGION AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. COOPER HOUSE PROVIDED HOUSING FOR 40 INDIVIDUALS, WHILE PROVIDING 387 MONTHLY UNITS OF HOUSING.THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SPONSORS FIVE INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH HIV DISABILITIES: JEFFERSON PARK, INC. D/B/A ANNE'S HOUSE, TENTH AND LAMI, INC., MAMA NYUMBA, KAYA MALAIKA AND PARTRIDGE PLACE. THESE FACILITIES PROVIDE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO OTHERWISE HOMELESS, LOW-INCOME ST. LOUISANS LIVING WITH HIV. REVENUE COMES FROM GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND RESIDENTS' RENT, WHICH IS CAPPED AT 30% OF THEIR INCOME. RESIDENTIAL ALSO OPERATES TWO ADDITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES KNOWN AS DELMAR AND GERTRUDE. THESE SEVEN APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PROVIDED HEALTHY HOUSING TO 116 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE PROVIDING 1,192 MONTHLY UNITS OF HOUSING.THE OUTSTATE PROGRAM WORKS WITH GRASSROOTS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE A HISTORY OF PROVIDING HOUSING AND RELATED ASSISTANCE TO POOR AND DISADVANTAGED PERSONS, IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING STRATEGIES FOR FAMILIES LIVING WITH HIV IN RURAL AND UNDER-SERVED AREAS OF BOTH MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. THIS FAR-REACHING PROGRAM BROUGHT SERVICES TO 209 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND THEIR FAMILIES IN MORE THAN 100 UNDERSERVED AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, WHILE PROVIDING 767 MONTHLY UNITS OF HOUSING.JUMPSTART, DESIGNED FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES LIVING WITH HIV IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, PROVIDES VITAL SERVICES THAT ALLOW PARENTS TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AND PROVIDES A SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY CAN RAISE THEIR CHILDREN. JUMPSTART PROVIDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 19 FAMILIES, WHILE PROVIDING 210 MONTHLY UNITS OF HOUSING.EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO PARTICIPANTS ACROSS PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN SELF-SUFFICIENCY. OFFERINGS INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, INDIVIDUALIZED CARE COORDINATION, SELF-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES. THE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDED 5,430 INSTANCES OF SERVICE.