Pathways Vermont

Pathways Vermont's housing first program provides permanent housing and a variety of support services to individuals and families exiting homelessness and institutionalization. The program uses a scattered-site model, assisting participants to locate independent apartments leased by private landlords across the community. In addition to housing placement, the program provides community-based support services to assist participants in achieving goals and overcoming barriers to independent living. These services may include benefits coordination, peer support, case management, psychiatry, substance use support, employment support and nursing. The housing first program found housing placement for 96 individuals and served 319 individuals.

The Pathways Vermont support line provides confidential, non-judgmental support available to all vermonters over the age of 18 by phone. In fy23 the support line completed 15,149 calls and diverted 365 calls from emergency services. The caller satisfaction rate was 97.4%.

Soteria creates a new option in the system of care for individuals experiencing an early episode of psychosis. The program aims to divert individuals from unnecessary visits to the emergency department or inpatient hospitalizations. The program offers a safe, residential setting where individuals are empowered to pursue their own path towards wellbeing. Soteria draws upon a diverse range of disciplines to support individuals, including peer support, psychosocial support, creative expression, and psychiatry. Soteria served 15 individuals in fy23.

Supportive services for veteran families: in collaboration with Vermont veteran services at the university of Vermont, the supportive services for veteran families (ssvf) program provides short-term assistance to former service members who have recently become or are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. In fy23 the program found housing placements for 68 households and served a total of 135 households with a retention rate of 50%. Expenses: 701,202 the Pathways Vermont community center: the community center welcomed 2,862 in person visitors in fy23. 2,532 individuals received supportive services, 1,115 meals were served, 121 individuals engaged in our employment services, and 12 individuals achieved job starts. Expenses: 327,941 training: Pathways Vermont manages Vermont's peer workforce development initiative (pwdi) through funding from the Vermont department of mental health. Goals include convening a steering committee, evaluating and addressing statewide peer workforce needs, and ensuring the availability of relevant training. In fy23, approximately 150 individuals participated in pwdi training, including participants from 20 organizations accross the state. Pathways Vermont training institute provides training and technical assistance to agencies around the world aiming to end homelessness and provide innovative mental health alternatives. In fy23, approximately 300 individuals participated in training institute trainings and presentations, including attendees from accross the united states as well as canada, united kingdom, philippines, switzerland, ireland, india and china. Expenses: 173,123