9978-09 Appropriating $2,463,435 from Community Development (Fund 212), defraying expenses of CED

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St. Joseph County Housing Consortium AIDS Ministries/AIDS Assist AIDS Ministries/AIDS Assist has two facilities that CESG funds are used to operate. The first one is located at 219 South William. There are 5 one bedroom units that house only 5 individual HIV men or women. The other facility is located across the street, at 222 South William. There are 4 two bedroom units that house 4 families. The program is a transitional program that will assist our HIV clientele for up to 2 years. While clients are in the transitional program, they receive case management, bus passes, and food vouchers. The purpose of the program is to help them obtain self sufficiency and permanent housing when the program ends. Center for the Homeless The Center for the Homeless is not a homeless shelter. On any given night, nearly 200 men, women, and children call the Center their home. While it has provided more than 700,000 safe nights and over 1.5 million meals to more than 44,000 individuals since opening in December 1988, the Center focuses on providing not just life-saving, but life- changing services to each guest. The Center offers a full continuum of housing and social services to Guests, beginning with Emergency Shelter, moving through Transitional Housing, and finally into Permanent Housing. Their innovative service model offers homeless families and individuals an on-site structured, step-by-step process to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency. This revolutionary program relies on partnerships with every sector of the community and has been endorsed by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Emergency Shelter: When a guest first comes to the Center, crisis intervention, orientation and assessment are provided. Basic needs are met, and the foundation is laid to begin addressing the barriers to long term self-sufficiency. Guests may receive emergency shelter services for up to 45 days. Transitiona/ Housing, Phase 1: Guests who will go on to programming at the Center have a Coach who assists in developing and implementing aself-sufficiency plan. The following services are available as indicated by the self-sufficiency plan throughout the stay: Adult Basic Education, Practical Living Skills, Relationship Counseling, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment, Peer Mentoring, Abuse Counseling, Debt Reconciliation and Budgeting. Guests may participate in this housing phase for up to 24 months. The Center's flagship programs in this phase of housing include: • Starting Over/Stepping Higher Program: This five week comprehensive program emphasizes personal development and awareness. The curriculum includes: stress management, living an integrated life, team leadership, goal setting and daily programming addressing the whole person (mental, emotional, physical and spiritual domains of functioning). • STAR (Skilled, Trained, Able and Ready): This five week job training and placement program focuses on building skills in the basics of employment preparedness, including job readiness, job retention, and job search. The curriculum focuses on educating guests in a classroom setting in the areas listed above, and extending the learning through community based externships. 2010-2014 Housing and Community Development Plan 49