Bethesda House of Schenectady

Residential servicesbethesda House residential programs have been in operation since 2002 with the opening of the lighthouse program. Currently, the agency has 34 permanent supportive housing beds for chronically homeless single adults and 3 transitional housing beds for veterans. The chronically homeless adults have a history of untreated severe and persistent mental illness and other disabling conditions. We provide advocacy, housing, and a safety net for our residents. Staff work diligently with residents to overcome life challenges and to help provide a safe, comfortable, and welcoming home for everyone to enjoy and find solace.

Case management servicesthe case management department provides a variety of services to the homeless and to those who are at risk of becoming homeless. The case management team provides emergency services to assist homeless individuals with emergency shelter placement. Guests can continue to work with case management staff to obtain steady income and permanent housing (subsidized or programmatic housing) or to obtain placement in drug/alcohol rehabilitation. Housing case managers' primary responsibilities include homelessness prevention, emergency shelter referrals, rapid re-housing placement, and securing permanent housing.

Social work services Bethesda House's social work department provides mental health services to the agency's guests and residents, processes intakes, completes mental health assessments, and initiates referrals to area mental and physical health providers. Long-term counseling and support is available. Bethesda House has implemented two separate programs designed to support the reduction of emergency department utilization and integration of primary care and behavioral health services. The social work team collaborates with the staff in the medical care program, pnp, and the health home programs to further stabilize clients which includes engagement and connections to medical and mh services. The street outreach program is responsible for daily efforts to going into the community to seek and connect with homeless and disenfranchised individuals who are in need of basic living resources and community services.

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