Homefull

Columbus -the columbus division provides case management support and housing support services for over 600 single adults and families living in scattered site permanent supportive housing units, up to 60 single adults through rapid rehousing services (combined rental assistance and support services) and 160 single adults clients through property management services in permanent supportive housing (via one facility-based site of 70 people and 90 scattered site units). Whether the program is shorter term (like rapid rehousing) or longer term (like permanent supportive housing), all programs focus on increasing housing stability with a focus on life skills, income attainment/maintenance, and overall mental health stability.

Housing - Homefull provides support services to homeless families and individuals diagnosed with a primary disability of mental health disorder or substance use disorder in permanent supportive housing. Services are focused on retaining/maintaining housing stability, increasing incomes, accessing mainstream benefits, enhancing the child and family relationships, and improving overall physical and mental health. Case managers work in partnership with clients and community partners to achieve both individual client goals as well as program performance goals.

Rapid rehousing - Homefull provides rapid rehousing programs that combines financial rental assistance with support services. Homefull assists homeless men, women and families find housing, through housing location services, advocacy and education efforts. Once housing is secured, Homefull works with the clients to understand the lease expectations between them and the private landlords through education. Homefull provides rental assistance for a period of time based on the household's circumstances generally between 3-9 months, and during this time provides case management services to reduce returns to homelessness. Case management focuses on increasing incomes, improving behavioral and physical health issues, and maintaining housing.

Food - Homefull provides food programs and services designed to assist households facing food insecurity and food access issues. This includes but is not limited to community gardens, assistance to local growers, preparation and distribution of food boxes, transportation options, farm stands and farmers markets, snap-ebt exchange centers and healthy food incentive programs, nutrition education, and an innovative mobile grocery store. The mobile grocery store, called groceries, greens & more, regularly visits numerous community sites in montgomery county food desert neighborhoods to provide a full-service, affordable grocery shopping experience to vulnerable populations. In partnership with the area agency on aging (aaa psa2) in their 9-county service area of western Ohio, Homefull also operates the senior farmers market nutrition program (sfmnp). In addition, the food program provides opportunities for clients to obtain relevant work experience in jobs fields that are in-demand including urban agriculture and market operations.

Springfield - emergency shelter at the executive inn (ei.) Homefull provides 24-hour temporary emergency shelter services that includes 3 meals a day and laundry for homeless families with children at ei, a former motel that is owned by the city of springfield. Additionally, Homefull provides onsite housing focused case management services to rapidly exit households into permanent long-term housing. Homefull provided shelter and services to 396 persons. Case management services concentrate on removing barriers to long term housing instability issues that could result in repeat episodes of homelessness.

Coordinated entry - Homefull provides coordinated assessment to homeless men, women and families in the montgomery county gateway shelters. The primary objective is to quickly assess and identify the most appropriate housing options based on the assessment and refer to shelter case managers to follow through on housing plans.