Interfaith Works Inc

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

INTERFAITH WORKS CLOTHING CENTER: PROVIDES FREE CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO 13,000 INCOME-QUALIFIED RESIDENTS EACH YEAR, INCLUDING NEARLY 6,000 CHILDREN, THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS' WORTH OF DONATED ITEMS. THE INTERFAITH CLOTHING CENTER ALSO HOUSES A PREPARE TO IMPRESS SHOP (PROFESSIONAL CLOTHING), DISTRIBUTES SPECIALIZED ITEMS SUCH AS LAYETTES TO EXPECTANT MOTHERS AND BRAND-NEW BACKPACKS FILLED WITH NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO MCPS STUDENTS.

HOMELESS SERVICES: HOMELESS SERVICES PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER TO OVER 700 WOMEN AND MEN EACH YEAR AT THREE SITES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, MORE THAN 200 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE SERVED THROUGH A VARIETY OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.INTERFAITH WORKS EMPOWERMENT CENTER ENGAGES OVER 800 INDIVIDUALS IN A DAY PROGRAM WITH ACCESS TO SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IT ALSO OPERATES AS A HEATING/COOLING CENTER DURING WEATHER EXTREMES. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THE OVERFLOW SHELTER OPENS TO APPROXIMATELY 350 ADULTS, PROVIDING A PLACE TO SLEEP ON COLD NIGHTS.INTERFAITH HOMES PROVIDES SCATTERED-SITE APARTMENTS FOR 31 MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. OFFERS WRAP AROUND CLINICAL AND MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO MAINTAIN INCOME AND HOUSING.INTERFAITH WORKS HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICE COORDINATION FOR 35 INDIVIDUALS HOUSED IN THEIR OWN APARTMENTS THROUGH MONTGOMERY COUNTY'S HOUSING INITIATIVE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDESWRAP-AROUND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDING COORDINATION OF CARE, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND TENANCY SUPPORT AS WELL AS COMMUNITY REFERRALS.INTERFAITH WORKS RESIDENCES PROVIDES 24-HOUR STAFF SUPPORTED PRIVATE LIVING QUARTERS TO 21 MEN AND WOMEN WHO PREVIOUSLY HAVE EXPERIENCED LONG-TERM HOMELESSNESS. OFFERS A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE RESIDENTS CAN IDENTIFY AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND HOUSING.INTERFAITH WORKS WOMEN'S CENTER PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER, MEALS AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO APPROXIMATELY 250 WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ANNUALLY AT A 70-BED FACILITY. HELPS WOMEN OVERCOME BARRIERS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER THEM TO OVERCOME HOMELESSNESS.THE IW SHELTER AT PROGRESS PLACE PROVIDES LOW-BARRIER SHELTER FOR MEN AND WOMEN. CASE MANAGERS ENGAGE SHELTER GUESTS AND WORK TO CONNECT THEM WITH RESOURCES AND HOUSING. PRISCILLA'S HOUSE PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES IN AN 8-BED HOME OFFERING 24-HOUR SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT. LINKS CLIENTS TO TREATMENT, IW'S VOCATIONAL SERVICES, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO HELP WOMEN GAIN THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO MOVE THEMSELVES TO MORE STABLE, PERMANENT HOUSING. DUE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS, A 2ND OVERFLOW WAS OPENED AND BOTH SHELTERS REMAINED OPEN THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021.

CONNECTIONS: INTERFAITH WORKS CONNECTIONS LINKS LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED. THE RESOURCE COORDINATORS, WHO ARE BILINGUAL IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, MEET WITH CLIENTS TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, GATHER INFORMATION TO MAKE REFERRALS TO APPROPRIATE PARTNER PROVIDERS, AND EDUCATE CLIENTS ABOUT AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE. REFERRALS ARE MADE FOR MANY TYPES OF SERVICES, INCLUDING FOOD, VOCATIONAL SERVICES, ENGLISH/LITERACY CLASSES, FURNITURE, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. INTERFAITH WORKS CONNECTIONS ALSO PROVIDES A SAFETY NET TO HOUSEHOLDS BEHIND ON RENT, MORTGAGE, OR UTILITY BILLS (PEPCO OR WASHINGTON GAS) BY ADMINISTERING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.