The Helping Up Mission

Helping Up Mission, Inc. (hum), founded in 1885, is a faith-based, non-sectarian christian organization that offers holistic permanent solutions to those experiencing addiction, homelessness and poverty. We accomplish this through transformative residential programs designed to meet their individual physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs. Compassionate and comprehensive care is given to all persons in need, without consideration of race, religion, gender or socio-economic status. The 750-bed urban campus includes beautiful state-of-the-art chapels, commercial kitchens and dining rooms, classrooms for programs, group and individual clinical counseling rooms, medical exam rooms and labs for on-site primary health care, innovative learning centers that include classrooms and computer labs, workforce development and job training areas, libraries with computer carrels, recreational areas which includes gyms, theater rooms, a barber shop, a hair/nail salon, game areas, arts and music centers, personal and commercial laundry facilities, rooftop observation decks, multi-purpose rooms, offices and conference rooms. Helping Up Mission, Inc. (hum) is a tax-exempt public charity and is predominantly supported by donations from thousands of individuals, churches, community organizations, corporations, and foundations. As a non-profit program, hum is not primarily funded by The state or federal government or insurance, but rather, depends entirely on The generosity of people willing to give addicted and homeless people a chance at recovery and restored lives.emergency overnight guest services (ogs) is The historical bedrock program of hum and has been in existence since 1885. Homeless men check in each afternoon and are provided with access to private showers, new clothing and toiletries, hot meals for dinner and breakfast, and a message of hope that "real and permanent" change is possible if they desire to make a change in their lives. The overnight guests are served by and interact with The clients in our 12-month spiritual recovery program, allowing The overnight guests to see positive changes in The lives of men formerly sharing similar circumstances. Overnight guests often choose to join The year-long spiritual recovery program. In 1994, hum started a free residential 12-month spiritual recovery program (srp) providing transformative help, hope, answers, and empowerment to men suffering from addiction, homelessness and poverty. This has become The cornerstone program of hum and serves about 300 residential clients daily. The srp is a multifaceted, holistic, integrated, 12-month, residential program designed to promote long-term recovery for homeless people with severe drug and/or alcohol related substance abuse issues. Hum combines The very best clinical professional mental health care (embedded counselors from johns hopkins hospital) and The very best professional pastoral care and sets these services in a 12-step oriented peer recovery community, fostering a restorative culture of wellness and healing. The srp focuses on four key areas to support a mature, productive life: physical, psychological, spiritual and social. The srp provides participants with The tools necessary to overcome addiction and reestablish healthy relationships, work ethic and to once again become contributing members of The community.in 2016, hum began providing recovery programs and services to women in need and in 2022 completed construction of a state-of-art 250-bed center for women and children. Hum expanded its services at that time by 50% to help women and children experiencing addiction, homelessness and poverty. Following graduation from The srp, hum's graduate transitional housing program (gthp) is an important next step in The transformative process. In this program, formerly homeless people live in long-term (Up to 24 months) housing that prepares them to re-enter The community as productive members. The "heart" of this program is to provide graduates with a safe, encouraging, mutually accountable, sober, supportive and spiritually nurturing environment while they work or attend school. By living within a therapeutic community, and gradually growing in responsibility and life-skills, clients are better equipped to regain their independence - and keep it. Here, each person is known by his "neighbors", encouraged and held accountable to The standard of living established in The srp.in addition, there are several other programs at hum that fill out The rest of The available beds. Programs with other partner organizations such as johns hopkins hospital, The veterans administration and local hospitals provide outpatient recovery housing and emergency room diversion programs to people in need.hum's work is evidence-based, outcomes-driven and rooted in research. We measure growth in clients using The "life transformation matrix" which is modeled after The nationally utilized and research validated tool for case management known as The self-sufficiency matrix. Outcomes are accomplished by providing a comprehensive array of residential programs and on-site wrap-around supportive services through an extensive integrated network of strategic community partnerships. The 300,000+ square foot campus encompasses 750 beds (depending on census) in several distinctive programs at hum, which include: - year-long spiritual recovery program for men & women (400 beds) - graduate transitional housing program (140 beds) - johns hopkins intensive outpatient recovery program for men & women (52 beds) - emergency overnight guest services program (60 beds) - johns hopkins bayview center for addiction & pregnancy (30 beds) - veterans administration outpatient recovery program for men & women (23 beds) - semi-permanent supportive housing program (25 beds) - johns hopkins bayview "next step" emergency room diversion program for men & women (20 beds)hum serves a diverse group of clientele whose average demographics are: - 43 years of age - 23 years of active addiction - 65% have experienced incarceration, averaging 30 months of jail time served - 34% do not have a high school diploma - diverse racial and socio-economic backgrounds-here is The racial breakdown: - black, african-american or africa-born (43%) - caucasian (34%) - hispanic/latino (18%) - other race, ethnicity or origin (1%) - native american, american indian or Alaska native (1%) - asian or asian american (1%) - mixed/multi-racial (2%) - 42% come from baltimore city, 30% from baltimore county, 28% elsewhere - most have experienced domestic violence or trauma growing upapproximately 65% of The hum staff is comprised of program graduates. Twenty beds are allocated to select members of that staff, who live on site. This helps to maintain The recovery culture and strengthen The safe, encouraging, and therapeutic environment for The residential clients. Helping Up Mission partners with a large network of community organizations to deliver a comprehensive, wrap-around and holistic range of services which include: - spiritual development & pastoral counseling - trauma-informed recovery counseling - clinical mental health counseling - clinical substance abuse counseling - 12-step substance abuse recovery programs & meetings - on-site primary healthcare - dental care - educational advancement (ged/edp) and tutoring - vocational programs and certifications - vital documents procurement - legal expungement clinics - financial literacy - computer literacy - mentoring - work therapy - art & music therapy - equine therapy - exercise and recreational activities - overnight retreats, camping trips, etc.helping Up Mission, Inc. partners include (but are not limited to): - johns hopkins hospital and health systems - johns hopkins bayview medical center - johns hopkins center for addiction and pregnancy - johns hopkins university - johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health - johns hopkins carey school of business - greater baltimore medical center - greater baltimore medical center department of ophthalmology - greater baltimore medical center department of audiology - university of Maryland school of dentistry - u.s. department of veteran affairs - baltimore city mayor's office of homeless services - baltimore city department of social services - baltimore city/county office of child support enforcement - towson university department of nursing - school of pharmacy at notre dame at Maryland university - Maryland health connection - healthcare for The homeless - health alliance associates - healthcare access Maryland - behavioral health systems - baltimore - bradenburg eye associates - disability support services - baltimore city health department - northern pharmacy & medical equipment