Sheffield Place

EMPOWER HOMELESS WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN TO HEAL FROM THEIR TRAUMA AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.

SHEFFIELD PLACE IS THE ONLY TREATMENT AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM IN KANSAS CITY THAT FOCUSES EXCLUSIVELY ON HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. THESE BARRIERS INCLUDE (2021 DATA): MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS 90%; ADDICTION 88%; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 84%; LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION 60%; FELONIES 23%; AMONG OTHERS. THE AGENCY OFFERS A LENGTH OF STAY BASED ON FAMILY NEEDS, PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-FORMED, INTENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES USING LICENSED MASTERS-LEVEL THERAPISTS, DELIVERS ALL PROGRAMMING ONSITE WHERE THE FAMILIES LIVE, AND ENSURES THAT ALL SERVICES ARE DELIVERED IN KEEPING WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE PRINCIPLES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.NEARLY ALL FAMILIES ORIGINATE FROM KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, OR EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY. IN ALL (2021), 49% OF CLIENTS WERE WHITE, 37% WERE BLACK, 13% WERE MIXED RACE, AND 1% DID NOT INDICATE A RACE. EIGHT PERCENT OF CLIENTS IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC/LATINA IN ETHNICITY. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE: IMPROVING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, ABSTAINING FROM ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS, INCREASING EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS, AND SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING. TO ADVANCE THE MISSION, SHEFFIELD PLACE OFFERS FOUR FULLY-INTEGRATED SERVICES: RESIDENTIAL HOUSING SERVICES: EACH FAMILY HAS A PRIVATE LIVING UNIT (24 LIVING UNITS IN TOTAL) WITH A PRIVATE BATH IN EITHER THE MAIN FACILITY (17 LIVING UNITS) OR THE SEVI HOUSE (7 UNITS). FAMILIES SHARE KITCHENS AND LAUNDRY FACILITIES. FAMILIES WITH INCOME PAY ONE-THIRD OF THEIR NET ADJUSTED INCOME AS A PROGRAM FEE; MOTHERS WITHOUT INCOME PERFORM AN ADDITIONAL CHORE. THE AGENCY ACCEPTS FAMILIES WITH UP TO SIX CHILDREN AND AGES FROM BIRTH THROUGH 18 YEARS OF AGE. RESIDENTIAL CLINICAL SERVICES: MOTHERS RECEIVE AN HOUR OF THERAPY AND AN HOUR OF WEEKLY CASE MANAGEMENT WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT MOTHERS PARTICIPATE IN PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL AND THERAPY GROUPS THAT ARE OFFERED 20 HOURS EACH WEEK. RESIDENTS OBSERVE A NIGHTLY CURFEW; DO DAILY CHORES; AND MUST BE EMPLOYED, IN SCHOOL, OR ACTIVELY SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. CHILDREN TAKE PART IN THE PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL PROJECT HOPE PROGRAM THAT IS OFFERED DURING ADULT SERVICES. PROJECT HOPE INCLUDES TWO HOURS OF CHILDREN'S THERAPY GROUPS EACH WEEK. AFTERCARE/OUTPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICES: FAMILIES THAT TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY TO PERMANENT HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY MAY ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN AFTERCARE. THESE FAMILIES RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN THEIR HOMES ALONG WITH OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. FAMILIES MAY RETURN TO THE FACILITY FOR THERAPY AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL GROUPS. FAMILIES IN AFTERCARE TAKE PART IN THE AGENCY'S SOCIAL EVENTS SUCH AS THE SUMMER PICNIC, THANKSGIVING DINNER, THE HOLIDAY PARTY, AMONG OTHER EVENTS. OUTPATIENT SERVICES PROVIDES SERVICES FOR FAMILIES THAT LEFT THE AGENCY BEFORE ACHIEVING THE PROGRAM GOALS. PERMANENT HOUSING SERVICES FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING ALSO RECEIVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGH AFTERCARE SERVICES. SHEFFIELD PLACE OPERATES 10 UNITS OF PERMANENT HOUSING. FAMILIES PAY ADJUSTED RENT AND PARTICIPATE IN AFTERCARE.IN 2021, THE AGENCY COMPLETED THE RENOVATION OF THE FORMER CONVENT NOW KNOWN AS THE SEVI HOUSE. THIS FORMER CONVENT NOW PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR SEVEN FAMILIES AT A TIME. THE ADDITION OF THESE UNITS WILL ALLOW THE AGENCY TO SERVE MANY MORE FAMILIES IN 2022 THAN HAS EVER BEEN POSSIBLE. THE AGENCY ESTIMATES THAT APPROXIMATELY 172 FAMILIES WILL RECEIVE SERVICES IN 2022 AS COMPARED WITH 126 FAMILIES IN 2021 AND JUST 20 FAMILIES AS RECENTLY AS 2010.IN SPITE OF THE DRAMATIC EXPANSION OF THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES SERVED SINCE 2010, SHEFFIELD PLACE REACHES ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE OVERWHELMING NEED. IN 2021, 887 FAMILIES CALLED THE AGENCY IN SEARCH OF SERVICES. THAT NUMBER COMPARES WITH 753 FAMILIES IN 2020, AND 1,023 FAMILIES 2019. THESE NUMBERS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN THE 505 FAMILIES THAT CALLED IN 2012.THE AGENCY ALSO RENOVATED THE THREE RESIDENTIAL FLOORS IN THE MAIN FACILITY. THE KITCHENS ON EACH FLOOR WERE GUTTED AND MODERNIZED WITH NEW CEILINGS, CABINETS, APPLIANCES, LIGHTING AND FLOORING. THE BATHROOMS IN 14 OF THE 17 LIVING UNITS WERE COMPLETELY UPDATED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE BUILDING OPENED IN 1991. (THE REMAINING THREE LIVING UNITS WERE RENOVATED IN 2015.) THE LIVING UNITS AND HALLWAYS WERE FURTHER UPDATED WITH NEW FLOORING. SHEFFIELD PLACE ENVISIONS FURTHER EXPANSION IN THE YEARS AHEAD. THE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY IS TOO GREAT TO DO OTHERWISE. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE AGENCY PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A FOUR- OR SIX-PLEX APARTMENT BUILDING WITH ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE. THE PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED BY A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THAT IS SLATED TO LAUNCH NEXT YEAR. THE AGENCY RECEIVED TWO IMPORTANT CONFIRMATIONS OF THE QUALITY OF ITS SERVICES AND MANAGEMENT. FIRST, THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH RECENTLY NOTIFIED SHEFFIELD PLACE OF ITS RECERTIFICATION AS A PROVIDER OF 'OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT - ADULT - INCLUDING INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION AND SUPPORTED RECOVERY' WITH NO DEFICIENCIES." SHEFFIELD PLACE WAS FIRST CERTIFIED IN 2015 AND WAS RECERTIFIED IN 2018. CERTIFICATION BY THE STATE OF MISSOURI ENSURES THAT THE AGENCY OFFERS HIGH QUALITY SERVICES IN KEEPING WITH CERTIFICATION STANDARDS. SECOND, FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, SHEFFIELD PLACE RECEIVED THE TOP 4-STAR RATING FROM CHARITY NAVIGATOR, THE NATION'S LEADING INDEPENDENT RATING AGENCY, A DISTINCTION ACHIEVED BY ONLY 14% OF RATED AGENCIES. SHEFFIELD PLACE ALSO RECEIVED THE PERFECT 100% SCORE ON MEASURES OF TRANSPARENCY, EFFICIENCY, AND EFFECTIVENESS. ONLY 92 NONPROFITS NATIONWIDE AND FOUR IN MISSOURI RECEIVED THIS DISTINCTION.