United Council of Human Services (UCHS)

Veterans affairs: The veterans transitional gpd program is committed to improving The lives of veterans by providing supportive services in a residential environment. In addition to providing transitional housing for homeless veterans, this program offers an array of therapeutic and rehabilitative activites designed to produce a life intervention that empowers each veteran to address major issues which have caused or contributed to homelessness. The maximum stay in The program is 24 consecutive months, during which time clients are expected to seek employment and maintain a clean and sober living environment. They are assisted by case managers who monitor their clients activities closely.

Hope house: uchs provides permanent housing for homeless individuals with disabilities through its hope house program. The program aims to shelter approximately 70-75 individuals in approximately 25 houses. Many such individuals have special needs which uchs limited staff does an excellent job at accommodating. Uchs has been successful at providing and maintaining a drug-free living environment for its hope house clients. In order to facilitate positive life changes and transitions from homelessness back into mainstream housing situations. Many successful clients have grauated from The hope house program into general public assistance living.

Homeless resource center: uchs provides supporting services to eliminate hunger and other poverty-related problems suffered by The homeless population in The sf bay area through its resource center program. During The 2013 fiscal year, uchs provided over 115,000 hot meals at its renowned mother browns dining room. Additionally, emergency shelter and respite services were provided for over 17,000 individuals throughout The year (The organization has The capacity to provide emergency shelter for up to 50 individuals per night). Uchs provides laundry, toilet, and shower facilities, toiletries, locker services, job placement, case management, and counseling at its main resource center. Uchs also provides outreach by informing homeless individuals on The streets of The various services offered by uchs. Uchs has been successful in retaining optimum use and capacity of its facility.