Program areas at Room at the Inn
Nc maternity home: total nights of shelter provided to pregnant clients: 1,966; total nights of shelter provided to children: 1,139; total meals provided to clients: 9,315; transportation trips provided for health, self sufficiency and other appointments: 514; health education, parenting, and life skills classes offered: abstinence, adoption planning, breastfeeding, car seat safety, conflict management, cooking, education planning, emergency medical care, nutrition, housing, infant development, job seeking skills, labor & delivery, money management, parenting, post-partum depression, safety & health, self-esteem, sids, stress management, and substance abuse, etc.47% of clients 18 years or older increased their income; 100% of maternity home graduates transitioned to permanent housing; 88% of babies born had birth weights of 5.8 pounds or greater; 88% of babies born had apgar scores of 8 or more.
St. joseph's housing program provides homeless clients with assistance in obtaining stable or permanent housing. These clients may come from our maternity home graduates or from the continuum of care through their coordinated entry. Assistance consists of case management; help with reducing barriers to obtaining or keeping housing; transportation; deposits for rent and utilities; and rent based on their individual needs. 20 families working toward obtaining housing; 13 families that have obtained housing; 85% of families obtained permanent/stable housing in 90 days or less.
Amy's house: amy's house provides immediate stay shelter program for homeless, pregnant women and their children who are waiting for admission into the nussbaum maternity home program. They also operate extended stay shelter in the house for mothers and children who have graduated from the nussbaum maternity home program and are waiting for permanent housing to become available; 30 women provided with shelter, 739 nights of shelter provided to women, 29 children provided with shelter, 809 nights of shelter provided to children, 3963 meals proviced to women and children at shelter