St. Patrick Center

Long-term transformations - more than one-third of the people who come to us are suffering in ways that require more intensive case management and more extensive resources. Many individuals who are experiencing chronic homeless also suffer from a mental illness and/or substance use problem and they receive services through our behavioral health programs. We offered around 30,489 hot meals last year. Many of our clients reported a substance use disorder, and many reported a mental illness and received behavioral health services ranging from individual and group counseling, psychiatric support, substance use treatment, etc. We also provided on-site nursing visits and healthcare referrals. Services are provided without charge to the recipients where applicable.

Immediate support - everyone who comes to us begins in our welcome Center, where we provide emergency needs, including food and clothing. Immediate support acts as the bridge to long term housing solutions, providing immediate assistance to individuals both at the building and on the streets through coordinated entry and outreach services. Grace house, a safe haven project, provides services and overnight accommodations to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, serving up to 25 people each night. Services are provided without charge to the recipients where applicable.

Short-term transitions - a majority of the people who come to us are suffering in ways that require medium case management assistance and we provide them with rapid transitions to housing and shorter-term case management. Many of our clients reported no income when they first met us and employment assistance leading to financial stability is a great need in homeless services. Internal client training includes roots of success training to learn and be certified in training for "green" jobs, barista training, and janitorial on-the-job training. We served over 450 new households, with approximately 235 of those households consisting of veterans. We assisted 150 clients with securing permanent employment. Services are provided without charge to the recipients where applicable.

Low income housing this program allows us to provide clients an affordable housing solution more quickly and with fewer administrative delays. By eliminating the need for intermediaries, we can ensure that those in need can access the support they require, without being limited by the availability of landlords willing to assist. Additionally this helps eliminate the burden of rent increases providing stability and peace of mind to our clients. This 24 unit building is staffed 24/7 and services are provided without charge to the recipients where applicable.