Helping Up Mission Incorporated

HELPING UP MISSION PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS

HELPING UP MISSION, INC. (HUM), FOUNDED IN 1885, IS A FAITH-BASED, NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF HOPE AND HEALING BY OFFERING HOLISTIC PERMANENT SOLUTIONS TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY DUE TO ADDICTION. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS. COMPASSIONATE AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE IS GIVEN TO ALL PERSONS IN NEED, WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF RACE, RELIGION, GENDER OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS. THE 750-BED URBAN CAMPUS INCLUDES A BEAUTIFUL STATE-OF-THE-ART CHAPEL, COMMERCIAL KITCHENS AND DINING ROOMS, CLASSROOMS FOR ALL PROGRAMS, GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL CLINICAL COUNSELING ROOMS, MEDICAL EXAM ROOMS AND LABS FOR ON-SITE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, INNOVATIVE LEARNING CENTERS THAT INCLUDE CLASSROOMS AND COMPUTER LABS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING AREAS, LIBRARIES WITH COMPUTER CARRELS, RECREATIONAL AREAS WHICH INCLUDES GYMS, THEATER ROOMS, A BARBER SHOP, A HAIR/NAIL SALON, GAMES AREAS, ARTS AND MUSIC CENTERS, PERSONAL AND COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY FACILITIES, ROOFTOP OBSERVATION DECKS, MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS, OFFICES AND CONFERENCE ROOMS. HELPING UP MISSION, INC. (HUM) IS A TAX-EXEMPT PUBLIC CHARITY AND IS PREDOMINANTLY SUPPORTED BY DONATIONS FROM THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS. AS A NON-PROFIT PROGRAM, HUM IS NOT FUNDED BY THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR INSURANCE, BUT RATHER, DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON THE GENEROSITY OF PEOPLE WILLING TO GIVE HOMELESS AND ADDICTED PEOPLE A CHANCE AT RECOVERY AND RESTORED LIVES.EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT GUEST SERVICES (OGS) IS THE HISTORICAL BEDROCK PROGRAM OF HELPING UP MISSION, INC., AND HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1885. HOMELESS MEN CHECK IN EACH AFTERNOON AND ARE PROVIDED WITH ACCESS TO PRIVATE SHOWERS, NEW CLOTHING AND TOILETRIES, HOT MEALS FOR DINNER AND BREAKFAST, AND A MESSAGE OF HOPE THAT "REAL AND PERMANENT" CHANGE IS POSSIBLE IF THEY DESIRE TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES. THE OVERNIGHT GUESTS ARE SERVED BY AND INTERACT WITH THE CLIENTS IN OUR 12-MONTH SPIRITUAL RECOVERY PROGRAM, ALLOWING THE OVERNIGHT GUESTS TO SEE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE LIVES OF MEN FORMERLY SHARING SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. OVERNIGHT GUESTS OFTEN CHOOSE TO JOIN THE YEAR-LONG SPIRITUAL RECOVERY PROGRAM. IN 1994, HELPING UP MISSION, INC. STARTED A FREE RESIDENTIAL 12-MONTH SPIRITUAL RECOVERY PROGRAM (SRP), PROVIDING TRANSFORMATIVE HELP, HOPE, ANSWERS, AND EMPOWERMENT TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION, HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL ILLNESS AND POVERTY. THIS HAS BECOME THE CORNERSTONE PROGRAM OF HUM AND SERVES OVER 300 RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS DAILY. THE SRP IS A MULTIFACETED, HOLISTIC, INTEGRATED, 12-MONTH, RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROMOTE LONG-TERM RECOVERY FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH SEVERE DRUG AND/OR ALCOHOL RELATED SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. HUM COMBINES THE VERY BEST CLINICAL PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE (EMBEDDED COUNSELORS FROM JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL) AND THE VERY BEST PROFESSIONAL PASTORAL CARE AND SETS THESE SERVICES IN A 12-STEP ORIENTED THERAPEUTIC PEER COMMUNITY, FOSTERING A RESTORATIVE CULTURE OF WELLNESS AND HEALING. THE SRP FOCUSES ON FOUR KEY AREAS TO SUPPORT A MATURE, PRODUCTIVE LIFE: PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL. THE SRP PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO OVERCOME ADDICTION AND REESTABLISH HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, WORK ETHIC AND TO ONCE AGAIN BECOME CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.IN 2016, HUM BEGAN PROVIDING RECOVERY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO WOMEN IN NEED AND IN 2021 COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART 250-BED CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. HUM EXPANDED ITS SERVICES AT THAT TIME BY 50% TO HELP WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY AND ADDICTION. FOLLOWING GRADUATION FROM THE SRP, HUM'S GRADUATE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM (GTHP) IS AN IMPORTANT NEXT STEP IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE PROCESS. IN THIS PROGRAM, FORMERLY HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVE IN LONG-TERM (UP TO 24 MONTHS) HOUSING THAT PREPARES THEM TO RE-ENTER THE COMMUNITY AS PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS. THE "HEART" OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE THE REGION'S RECOVERING HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH A SAFE, ENCOURAGING, MUTUALLY ACCOUNTABLE, SUPPORTIVE AND SPIRITUALLY NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHILE THEY WORK OR ATTEND SCHOOL. BY LIVING WITHIN A THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY, AND GRADUALLY GROWING IN RESPONSIBILITY AND LIFE-SKILLS, CLIENTS ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO REGAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE - AND KEEP IT. HERE, EACH PERSON IS KNOWN BY HIS "NEIGHBORS", ENCOURAGED AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THE STANDARD OF LIVING ESTABLISHED IN THE SRP.ALSO, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS AT HUM THAT FILL OUT THE REST OF AVAILABLE BEDS. PROGRAMS WITH OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL HOSPITALS PROVIDE OUTPATIENT RECOVERY HOUSING AND EMERGENCY ROOM DIVERSION PROGRAMS TO PEOPLE IN NEED.HUM'S WORK IS EVIDENCE-BASED, OUTCOMES-DRIVEN AND ROOTED IN RESEARCH. WE MEASURE GROWTH IN CLIENTS USING THE LIFE TRANSFORMATION MATRIX WHICH IS MODELED AFTER THE NATIONALLY UTILIZED AND RESEARCH VALIDATED TOOL FOR CASE MANAGEMENT KNOWN AS THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY MATRIX. OUTCOMES ARE ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS AND ON-SITE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE INTEGRATED NETWORK OF STRATEGIC COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. THE 300,000 SQUARE FOOT CAMPUS ENCOMPASSES 750 BEDS IN SEVERAL DISTINCTIVE PROGRAMS AT HUM, WHICH INCLUDE: - EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT GUEST SERVICES PROGRAM (50 BEDS) - YEAR-LONG SPIRITUAL RECOVERY PROGRAM (476 BEDS) - GRADUATE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM (60 BEDS) - INTERN LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM (20 BEDS) - LONGER-TERM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM (24 BEDS) - GRADUATE SPIRITUAL RECOVERY PROGRAM (10 BEDS) - JOHNS HOPKINS INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT RECOVERY PROGRAM (60 BEDS) - VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT RECOVERY PROGRAM (30 BEDS) - JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW "NEXT STEP" EMERGENCY ROOM DIVERSION PROGRAM (20 BEDS)HUM SERVES A DIVERSE GROUP OF CLIENTELE WHOSE AVERAGE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE: - 43 YEARS OF AGE - STARTED USING DRUGS OR ALCOHOL AT AGE 15 - AVERAGE 19 YEARS OF ACTIVE ADDICTION - DIVERSE RACIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS-HERE IS THE RACIAL BREAKDOWN: - AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE - (0.27 %) - ASIAN - (0.53 %) - BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN - (51.5 %) - MIXED/MULTI-RACIAL (1.6%) - DON'T KNOW - (1.29 %) - NATIVE AMERICAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER - (0.13 %) - HISPANIC/LATINO - (9.18 %) - CAUCASIAN - (35.5 %) - 70% HAVE EXPERIENCED INCARCERATION, AVERAGING 30 MONTHS OF JAIL TIME SERVED - 59% COME FROM BALTIMORE CITY - 28% DO NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - 57% HAVE CHILDREN - MOST HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR TRAUMA GROWING UPAPPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE HUM STAFF IS COMPRISED OF PROGRAM GRADUATES. TWENTY BEDS ARE ALLOCATED TO SELECT MEMBERS OF THAT STAFF, WHO LIVE ON SITE. THIS HELPS TO MAINTAIN THE RECOVERY CULTURE AND STRENGTHEN THE SAFE, ENCOURAGING, AND THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS. HELPING UP MISSION PARTNERS WITH A LARGE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER A COMPREHENSIVE AND HOLISTIC RANGE OF SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE: - SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT & PASTORAL COUNSELING - CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING - CLINICAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING - 12-STEP SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY PROGRAMS & MEETINGS - ON-SITE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE - DENTAL CARE - EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT (GED/EDP) AND TUTORING - VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CERTIFICATIONS - VITAL DOCUMENTS PROCUREMENT - HIV AWARENESS AND SCREENING - LEGAL AID/LEGAL EXPUNGEMENT CLINICS - FINANCIAL LITERACY - COMPUTER LITERACY - MENTORING - WORK THERAPY - ART & MUSIC THERAPY - EQUINE THERAPY - EXERCISE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES - OVERNIGHT RETREATS, CAMPING TRIPS, ETC.HELPING UP MISSION, INC. PARTNERS INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO): - JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEMS - JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER - JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY - JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - JOHNS HOPKINS CAREY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY - TOWSON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF NURSING - SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AT NOTRE DAME AT MARYLAND UNIVERSITY - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - BALTIMORE CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELESS SERVICES - BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES - THE SKIP VIRAGH FOUNDATION - T. ROWE PRICE FOUNDATION - THE ABELL FOUNDATION - THE HARRY AND JEANNETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION, INC. - THE FRANCE-MERRICK FOUNDATION - HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS - BACK ON MY FEET - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS - BALTIMORE

(CONTINUED FROM ABOVE) - BALTIMORE CITY/COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT - HEALTHCARE ACCESS MARYLAND - ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - BRADLEY, ARANT, BOULT, CUMMINGS, LLC - ROSENBERG MARTIN GREENBERG - TRUIST BANK - M&T BANK - JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - HARBOR BANK - BRANDENBURG EYE ASSOCIATES - DIAKON KATHRYN'S KLOSET - FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK - DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICESOVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, 2021, AND DESPITE COVID-19 INTERRUPTIONS, HELPING UP MISSION PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING TO OUR CLIENTS: - 1451 MEN AND WOMEN SERVED (UNDUPLICATED) - 2032+ MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN SERVED - 110 GRADUATES OF THE YEAR-LONG SPIRITUAL RECOVERY PROGRAM - 21 GRADUATE SPIRITUAL RECOVERY PROGRAM GRADUATES - 2 WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL RECOVERY PROGRAM GRADUATES - 445,000+ FULL MEALS SERVED EACH DAY - 148,763 BED NIGHTS OF SHELTER PROVIDED - 333,000+ PIECES OF CLOTHING AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS DISTRIBUTED - 22,745 MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, POST-TRAUMA AND PSYCHIATRIC COUNSELING SESSIONS (INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP) - 8,363 APPOINTMENTS WITH CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS - 1,711 MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS (ON-SITE AT GBMC CLINIC) - 40 HEARING TESTS PROVIDED (ON-SITE) - 21 EYE EXAMS PROVIDED (ON-SITE) - 1,030+ OUTSIDE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS PROVIDED (TRANSPORTATION COORINDINATED ON-SITE) - 77 MEDICAL SEMINAR APPOINTMENTS (ON-SITE) - 265 RECOVERY-ORIENTED ACUPUNCTURE APPOINTMENTS PROVIDED (ON-SITE) - 1,063+ INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS FOR HISPANIC OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDED (ON-SITE) - 1,900+ CHAPEL SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES CONDUCTED EACH YEAR* - 636 DENTAL APPOINTMENTS PROVIDED - 57 NUTRITION TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED (ON-SITE) - 2 MEN EARNED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - 231 LEGAL AID COUNSELING SESSIONS AND EXPUNGEMENT SESSIONS (ON-SITE) - 51 MEN BEGAN STUDYING FOR THEIR MARYALND HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - 50 MEN PARTICIPATED IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (AKA LITERACY ACTIVITIES) - 30 MEN PASSED BASIC COMPUTER LITERACY CLASS - 67 MEN ATTENDED RESUME CLASSES AND COMPLETED A RESUME - 108 CLIENTS RECEIVED 1-ON-1 FINANCIAL LITERACY COUNSELING SESSIONS - 68 MEN COMPLETED 5-WEEK FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES - 121 CLIENTS GAINED EMPLOYMENT AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF $16.90 PER HOUR, 77% OF WHICH CAME WITH BENEFITS. WFD AVERAGE PLACEMENT WAGE WAS $18.61, 94% OF WHICH CAME WITH BENEFITS. (29 MEN) - 294 "BARRIER TO EMPLOYMENT" SERVICE APPOINTMENTS (E.G. BACKGROUND CHECK, CHILD SUPPORT, CRIMINAL EXPUNGEMENTS, MVA RECORD EXPUNGEMENTS, TAXES, AND MOCK JOB INTERVIEWS) - 48 MEN ENROLLED IN COLLEGE AND/OR TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING - 56 CHILDREN SPONSORED FOR ONE-WEEK RESIDENTIAL SUMMER CAMP* INCLUDES MORNING DEVOTIONS, 8AM, 9AM, 10AM, 11AM, 1PM, 2PM CLASSES, AND FRIDAY CHAPEL SERVICES