Program areas at Sojourner House / Webosset Hill Station
Housing programs: Sojourner House provides assistance to individuals and families to help them find and secure housing through transitional housing programs, rapid rehousing programs, and permanent supportive housing (psh) programs. Clients are assisted in locating an apartment and receive rental assistance and supportive services throughout their time in the program. In fiscal year 2023, we provided 16,984 transitional housing bed nights to 92 clients and 39,955 rapid rehousing bed nights to 234 clients, as well as 24,063 permanent supportive housing bed nights to 72 clients. Our short-term rental assistance program helps clients pay past rent, security deposits, and utility bills. In fiscal year 2023, we helped 30 clients for a total of $61,073 in short-term rental assistance. We also provided 12,340 bed nights in shelters for 112 clients throughout the year.
Trafficking: Sojourner House provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, basic needs, clinical counseling, and related supportive services to victims of human trafficking. In fiscal year 2023, the theia emergency shelter served a total of 34 clients with a total of 2,031 bed nights. We also served 13 clients with a total of 1,579 bed nights in the trafficking transition housing program.
Drop-in/community service/education: Sojourner House operates a drop-in advocacy and resource center in the city of providence. Clients can access emotional support, support groups, clinical therapy, hiv testing, immigration advocacy, and other related programs. During our 2023 fiscal year, we provided a total of 11,965 supportive sessions across our community programs for a total of 6,460 hours. There were 11,597 supportive sessions provided across our housing programs for a total of 8,022 hours. 203 clients received clinical services for 1,799 sessions. We administered 295 hiv tests and outreached to over 8,000 community members with hiv & sexual health education and prevention. A total of 16 support groups were provided during the fiscal year with 166 clients participating. 241 clients received basic needs assistance, including food, clothing, hygiene products, household supplies, diapers, and other basic supports. Additionally, 261 clients received legal immigration advocacy over 1,423 sessions.
Emergency and shelter interventions - Sojourner House provides immediate, emergency interventions to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. We provide three emergency shelters, including a specific shelter for victims of human trafficking and a residential program tailored for the lgbtq+ community.