OneHeart

Oneheart leases a facility through a long-term agreement with the city of rapid city. The facility went through a complete remodel that was finished in 2021. The campus is designed to get people out of crisis mode, mitigate barriers to upward mobility, and help people rebuild their lives. Guests are referred to the campus through community partners. Once accepted, they live in one of three towers (men, women, and families) and work with their transformation team to address their individual needs. The campus offers person-centered, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care. In return, each adult resident is expected to create an income plan, housing plan, and agree to live clean and sober. Our vision is to see all the vulnerable and marginalized people and families who enter Oneheart as thriving citizens of our community upon graduation. Our target market is those individuals and families experiencing poverty, housing insecurity, and homelessness. A variety of services are co-located on campus to help achieve these goals and provide direct and timely services to our guests. Nonprofit services on campus include: healthcare, mental health services, case management, domestic violence assistance, counseling, addiction services, life skills classes, job skills training, and native american cultural development and healing services. Even more services are available on a referral-basis, determined by the individual needs of the guest. We also offer onsite food service, a wellness facility, a child development center, substance abuse support, and transportation services free of-charge. Through the time and resources we invest in people, along with the security and stability we provide, guests are able to move towards a life of greater self-sufficiency. We aim to efficiently, effectively, and collectively help our neighbors in crisis move into better jobs, permanent housing, and a better quality of life. Oneheart is working towards a common goal with local nonprofits and government services to change the system of opportunity for individuals experiencing poverty and homelessness. Through close collaboration, a significant impact can be made. Oneheart has welcomed more than 600 people since opening its doors in january 2021. In 2023 alone, Oneheart served 262 people and received 188 guest referrals from partnering agencies. Other outcomes in 2023 included: average stay increased to 249 days, hosted 103 onsite classes, assisted with 17 family reunifications. Overall, 2021-2023 we have: added 100+ to the workforce, helped 87 adults attain a ged, helped 87 adults graduate high school, helped 110 adults access higher education, 13 receive vocational training, and another 26 achieve skills certificates. We helped 117 guests reduce debt, helped 49 build emergency savings, and helped 94 establish savings/checking accounts. Oneheart also provided as many as 40,011 "safe sleeps" in the secure transitional living units, more than 15,764 wellbalanced meals and roughly 3,580 rides to or from work, school, or other life-rebuilding appointments and activities in 2023 alone, and 91,203 sleeps, 26,408 meals, and 6,267 rides through 2023.

Homebrew opened in 2021, as a social enterprise this coffee shop is one of the only places on campus that is open to the public, and any profits generated support the campus. It also provides a welcome meeting place for guests. The intention of the program is that homebrew employees are guests of Oneheart and are learning important job skills and budgeting that is helping them meet their goals and escape the poverty cycle. We were successful in using guests as employees in 2021, 2022, 2023 and hope to do so in future years as well.