Organization: SOUTH OAKLAND SHELTER
Mission: LIGHTHOUSE MI ENDEAVORS TO BUILD EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES AND ALLEVIATE POVERTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AND IN SERVICE TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS.
Activities: SOUTH OAKLAND SHELTER'S EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM PROVIDES LODGING, MEALS, TRANSPORTATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. IN 2019/2020, WE PROVIDED 297 INDIVIDUALS WITH 14,157 NIGHTS OF LODGING AND 42,471 MEALS. FROM THOSE WHO EXITED OUR SHELTER, 71% SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED INTO POSITIVE HOUSING.
SOUTH OAKLAND SHELTER IMPLEMENTS HOUSING-FIRST PROGRAMMING THAT MOVES PEOPLE FROM HOMELESSNESS TO LONG-TERM STABILITY. HOUSING PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR WHICH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN ACCESS THE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS NEEDED TO SUCCEED. SOUTH OAKLAND SHELTER'S HOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDE A COMBINATION OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND INTENSIVE IN-HOME CASE MANAGEMENT. DURING 2019/2020, SOUTH OAKLAND SHELTER HELPED 604 PEOPLE FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF OUR SHELTER OBTAIN AND RETAIN HOUSING; OF WHICH, SOUTH OAKLAND SHELTER PROVIDED 157 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS WITH PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
ALL CLIENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY SECURE HOUSING MAY PARTICIPATE IN SOUTH OAKLAND SHELTER'S FOLLOW-UP CARE PROGRAM. FOLLOW-UP CARE CASE MANAGERS PROVIDE IN-HOME CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR ONE FULL YEAR TO ASSIST CLIENTS IN MAINTAINING THEIR HOUSING. OVER 162 INDIVIDUALS WERESERVED THROUGH FOLLOW-UP CARE IN 2019/2020 AND 96% OF THOSE WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM MAINTAINED THEIR HOUSING.
NTEE category: Housing & Shelter
Secondary category: Human Services