Community of Hope

Health services coh works to improve health outcomes in Washington, dc, by providing quality, affordable, and accessible primary healthcare with a focus on serving the uninsured and underinsured in our Community. As a federally qualified Community health center, coh provides medical, dental, and emotional wellness services at three health centers and emotional wellness services at a Community resource hub to all persons regardless of their ability to pay. Maternal and child health supports include centering pregnancy group perinatal care, labor and delivery services at one center and hospital, perinatal care coordination, doulas, transportation to visits, and more. In 2022, coh served 14,422 unique patients in 66,369 visits in medical, dental, emotional wellness and care management visits. The largest health center, conway health and resource center (chrc) provides medical, dental, and emotional wellness services in ward 8, filling a critical gap in a historically under-resourced Community. Medical, dental, and emotional wellness are also provided at marie reed health center (mrhc) in ward 1, which is the refugee health screening and immunization center for dc. Family health and birth center (fhbc) in ward 5 provides primary care and emotional wellness services and is especially known for its robust maternal and child health programs. The only free-standing birth center in dc, the center is also the only facility on the eastern side of the city where a person may give birth. In march 2022, coh opened the new and expanded fhbc, located just 1.5 miles away from the previous site. In august 2022, coh opened an on-site pharmacy at fhbc which can be accessed by patients at all three health centers. The commons at stanton square (ward 8) is a Community resource hub for emotional wellness, homelessness prevention, and the baby and me place-based care coordination program for pregnant people. School-based mental health services continued in 2022 at two high-need elementary schools in ward 8.coh's health centers are patient-centered medical homes. Patient support programs are critical and include a home visiting program for families with young children. Through this program, case managers educate parents about infants and toddlers' physical and emotional development and connect families to resources. Coh has a comprehensive care coordination program for perinatal patients, patients with multiple chronic diseases, and refugees.additionally, coh continued to offer covid-19 testing to patients and the Community, as well as covid-19 vaccines (including boosters) to adults and children aged 6 months and older. The organization has provided over 14,770 covid vaccines to patients, staff members, and others in the Community.

Community impact - the bellevue family success center (fsc) operates out of conway health and resource center in ward 8, connecting families experiencing hardships with existing government and Community resources to meet their individual needs through either one-time interactions or short-term case management. Over the past year, the family success center helped 547 families navigate crises through the support of two family success specialists. Housing support is the most requested service, followed by food and financial stability resources. A Community advisory council (cac) made up of bellevue residents meets monthly to guide the fsc's priorities and provides feedback on potential partnerships. The cac also helps coh strategize how to address emerging needs and refine our approaches, both within the fsc and in our other programs. Cac members also volunteer at coh and two of them have just become members of coh's board of directors.

Housing for people experiencing homelessness Community of Hope (coh) works to end homelessness for families by offering services at all levels of the homelessness continuum of care including homelessness prevention, shelter, and two permanent housing solutions. In 2022, coh served 1,427 families and individuals, totaling 4,179 people. Homelessness prevention supported 704 families, and 95% of cases did not end up in shelter when exiting the program. The triumph (ward 8), coh's family shelter program, served 178 families with children, and 85% of clients exited to permanent housing. Coh is also expanding to provide support for individuals experiencing homelessness. Bridge housing supports adults without children who have been living outside or in large shelters and will soon transition into permanent housing. In 2022, this program, located at girard street apartments (ward 1), served 85 individuals.additionally, coh has two permanent housing solutions: permanent supportive housing (psh) for families and individuals who experienced chronic homelessness, and rapid re-housing (rrh) for families with lower barriers to housing stability, but who still need rental assistance and support. Between these programs, supportive services include case management, employment services, mentoring, life skills classes, and activities for the children. In 2022, 343 families were served in rrh. Psh includes both scattered-site and site-based housing, serving 273 families and individuals. The site-based psh programs are in ward 8 Mississippi avenue apartments, archer park, parkway overlook, and the trio. Rrh has kept 99% of its families from returning to shelter within two years of program exit. 99% of families in psh stayed stably housed or exited to a positive destination.