Program areas at Immanuel Community Services
The Immanuel Community Services Recovery Program Shelter provides a safe, clean and sober living environment for adult homeless men participating in intensive outpatient treatment. The men share in the responsibility of the communal living environment including cooking, cleaning and security of the building. They participate in meetings and discuss program topics including anger management, conflict resolution, personal hygiene, financial management, cooking, independent living and effective communication. When they graduate the program, they move into permanent housing and have a path to move forward through returning to school or working. In 2021, we provided over 4,252 bed nights to 35 men. Twelve men moved into permanent housing and are still sober & housed.
The ICS Food Bank distributed food to 6,009 households serving 8,827 individuals in 2021. Approximately 233,995 pounds of food were donated. Our Food Bank is open weekly and we distribute food every Monday, 11:00am - 1:00pm. In response to COVID, we created a Home Delivery program and made over 1,600 home deliveries. The Community Lunch program provided lunches to approximately 797 people in 2021. The meal is prepared and served by volunteers the last Sunday of every month. In total, 36,582 meals were served in 2021 across all four programs.
The Hygiene Center Program provides opportunity for adult men and women experiencing homelessness to shower, wash clothes, enjoy a meal, meet their basic needs and find respite from the outdoors for a few hours each day. Supportive services are offered to help individuals find their path out of homelessness. Last year, we served 8,615 individual visitors in the Hygiene Center which is open Monday - Friday, 8am - 2pm.