Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches Inc

Senator Philip D. Lewis Homeless Resource Center (HRC)The Organization is a partner agency of Palm Beach County's Homeless Resource Center (HRC), which opened in 2012. The HRC serves as Palm Beach County's "front door" for access to homeless services. The Organization operates the family division and provides homeless families with assessments, case management, access to mainstream resources, vital shelter and housing services, and permanent housing. The HRC family division receives funding from multiple sources, including Palm Beach County, HUD, private foundations, and partnering agencies. Over 7499 calls were received by the HRC family division resulting in 2259 individuals, of whom, (Continues on Schedule O) 873 were adults and 1386 were children, receiving services during the fiscal year. 84% of families who were housed by the HRC maintained stable housing after one year as evidenced by not re-entering the homeless system.Connecting Youth to Opportunities (CYTO)CYTO is a Rapid Re-Housing program for families experiencing homelessness, whose head of household must be 18 to 24 years old at program entry. The program is one of the HUD-funded programs administered out of the HRC. The program offers intensive case management and supportive services to all residents, as well as a declining rental subsidy to assist clients while they work toward being able to sustain their housing costs independently. A total of 25 families, or 64 individuals, received services and 60% of the families participating in the program increased or maintained their income during the fiscal year.Connecting Youth to Opportunities 2 (CYTO 2)CYTO 2 is a Rapid Re-Housing program for families experiencing homelessness, whose head of household must be 18 to 24 years old at program entry. The program is one of the HUD-funded programs and is administered out of the HRC. The program offers intensive case management and supportive services to all participants, as well as a declining rental subsidy to assist clients while they work toward being able to sustain their housing costs independently. A total of 27 families, or 75 individuals, received services and 78% of the families participating in the program increased or maintained their income during the fiscal year.Youth Establishing Stability (YES)YES is a Permanent Supportive Housing program for families experiencing homelessness, whose head of household must be 18 to 24 years old at program entry and must have a disability of long duration. This is one of the HUD-funded programs administered out of the HRC. The program offers intensive case management and supportive services to all 40 individuals. 82% of participating families remained stably housed during the fiscal year.

Housing Stabilization ProgramThe Housing Stabilization Program provides homeless prevention services to families who are at imminent risk of eviction and homelessness. Families receive case management, financial assistance, and other supportive services to help them remain in their home. This program prevented 146 Palm Beach County families from becoming homeless and allowed them to remain stably housed during the fiscal year. In addition, 92% of the families served in the prior fiscal year remained stably housed after agency assistance.