ST JOHN CENTER INC

ST JOHN CENTER'S DAY SHELTER AND SOCIAL SERVICES CENTER PROVIDES A SAFE, WELCOMING PLACE FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO ACCESS SHELTER, RESOURCES, AND SERVICES. MANY CLIENTS FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO HOUSING, INCLUDING HEALTH DISPARITIES, LACK OF DOCUMENTATION, AND LIMITED SUPPORT SYSTEMS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH CLIENTS TO REMOVE THESE BARRIERS, ONE STEP AT A TIME, SO THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN MOVE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, 3,163 CLIENTS VISITED THE DAY SHELTER AND SOCIAL SERVICES CENTER 52,776 TIMES TO ACCESS THESE SERVICES: 1) REFERRALS, DOCUMENTATION, AND SAFETY: STAFF ENSURED CONSISTENT SERVICE PROVISION, A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, AND ASSISTANCE WITH IDS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE REFERRALS. 2) HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES. TWO HOUSING SPECIALISTS GUIDED CLIENTS THROUGH THE HOUSING PROCESS. 3) SERVICE PARTNERS. COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, LEGAL AID, KY HARM REDUCTION COALITION, LOUISVILLE RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER, PHOENIX HEALTH CARE, AND WELLSPRING'S ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT TEAM REGULARLY PROVIDED ON-SITE SERVICES. 4) STAFF CONNECTED CLIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND RECOVERY SERVICES. 5) BASIC SERVICES. GUESTS RECEIVED MAIL, MADE PHONE CALLS, AND ACCESSED SHOWERS.

ST JOHN CENTER'S PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (PSH) PROGRAM FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUALS WITH THE GREATEST CHALLENGES TO MAINTAINING PERMANENT HOUSING, INCLUDING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, TRAUMA, AND INCARCERATION HISTORIES. MOST HAVE LITTLE TO NO INCOME AND REQUIRE LONG-TERM, CONSISTENT SUPPORT TO REMAIN STABLY HOUSED. IN FY25, WE COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT OF SHEEHAN LANDING, OUR FIRST SINGLE SITE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FACILITY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LDG. SHEEHAN LANDING, CONSIST OF 80 1- BED ROOM APARTMENTS, A CLINICAL FACILITY, AND SPACE RESIDENTS & CLIENTS TO ACCESS WRAP AROUND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. IN FY25, SJC'S PSH PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: 221 CLIENTS RECEIVED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; 98% OF CLIENTS RETAINED THEIR HOUSING FOR 12 OR MORE MONTHS, WHICH EXCEEDS HUD'S INDICATOR FOR HOUSING RETENTION OF 80% ; 48% OF CLIENTS OBTAINED, MAINTAINED, OR INCREASED INCOME; ONGOING TREATMENT AND RECOVERY REFERRALS ENSURED RESIDENTS HAD ACCESS TO COUNSELING, RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS, AND CLINICAL SERVICES.