Organization: HOUSING OPTIONS FOR THE MENTALLY-ILL IN
Mission: DEVELOP HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS RECOVERING FROM CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESSES. PROVIDE A NETWORK OF SUPPORT SERVICES SO THAT EACH PERSON CAN LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE. ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESSES AND THE NEED FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
Activities: PARTICIPANT SERVICES: HOUSING OPTIONS PROVIDES A NETWORK OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADULTS RECOVERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESSES. INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FROM THE AGENCY'S TEAM OF SOCIAL WORKERS, COUNSELORS, CASE MANAGERS, EMPLOYMENT STAFF AND PSYCHIATRISTS.THE SERVICE TEAM OFFERS ONGOING SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC, MENTAL HEALTH, REHABILITATION, EMPLOYMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AS WELL AS JOB COACHING, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, MONEY MANAGEMENT AND RECREATIONAL AND SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES TO PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESSES.
BUILDING MANAGEMENT: HOUSING OPTIONS OWNS SIX APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND LEASES APPROXIMATELY 20 ADDITIONAL APARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF EVANSTON. THE AGENCY OWNS OR LEASES PROPERTY IN EIGHT OF NINE WARDS IN EVANSTON. THE ORGANIZATION FULLY FURNISHES AND EQUIPS ALL OF IT'S APARTMENTS WITH FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, LINENS AND DISHES. MOST RESIDENTS LIVE IN STUDIO, ONE-, TWO- OR THREE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS, BUT EACH HAS HIS OR HER OWN BEDROOM.TO HELP ENSURE THAT OUR HOUSING IS AFFORDABLE TO RESIDENTS, RENT IS PAID ON A SLIDING SCALE. HOUSING OPTIONS SUBSIDIZES RENTS SO THAT RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON THEIR RECOVERY. AS MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN HOMELESS AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES, PROVIDING A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE HOME IS ESSENTIAL TO THE RECOVERY PROCESS.THE AGENCY PRIDES ITSELF ON THE WAY IN WHICH IT MAINTAINS ITS BUILDINGS. THE BUILDINGS BLEND INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND ARE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL MAINTAINED. SUPPORT SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO ALL PERSONS RESIDING IN HOUSING OPTIONS OWNED OR LEASED HOUSING.
NTEE category: Housing & Shelter
Secondary category: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention