Society Of St Vincent De Paul South Pinellas Inc

TO BE A BEACON OF LIGHT BY TRANSFORMING LIVES IN THE VINCENTIAN SPIRIT OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, AND MERCY THROUGH INTERPERSONAL CONNECTIVITY.

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES - PROVIDES RAPID RE-HOUSING AND PREVENTION ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE VETERANS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS WITH VERY LOW OR NO INCOME. SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, CASE MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING COUNSELING, OUTREACH, TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS REMAIN IN OR GAIN ACCESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. IN 2021, 1,051 HOUSEHOLDS WERE ASSISTED WITH 941 EXITING BY THE END OF THE YEAR; 78% OF THOSE HOUSEHOLDS WHO WERE HOMELESS AND 88% WHO WERE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS EXITED THE PROGRAM STABLY HOUSED.

RAPID RE-HOUSING NON-VETERAN FAMILIES - PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE STAYING IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS OR ON THE STREET WITH NO OTHER RESOURCES. THE TARGET POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO HAVE LITTLE OR NO INCOME, LEGAL ISSUES, POOR RENTAL HISTORY, BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AND OTHER HEALTH CONCERNS. SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, CASE MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING COUNSELING AND TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS REMAIN IN OR GAIN ACCESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. IN 2021, 722 HOUSEHOLDS WERE ASSISTED AND 63% WHO EXITED THE PROGRAM WERE STABLY HOUSED.

PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING - PROVIDED 98 UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN PASCO COUNTY. INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE INCOMES THAT RANGE FROM 40% TO 60% OF THE AREA'S MEDIAN INCOME (AMI). ALSO, PROVIDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE SHARED HOUSING FOR 14 INDIVIDUALS WITH HOUSEHOLD INCOME NOT GREATER THAN 50% OF THE AREA'S MEDIAN INCOME AND TENANTS PAY 30% OF THEIR INCOME. IN 2021, 125 CLIENTS WERE ASSISTED AND 55 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ACTIVITIES WERE PROVIDED.

CARE CENTER - OPEN 365 NIGHTS A YEAR, THE CARE CENTER, A HOUSING-FOCUSED, LOW-BARRIER HOMELESS SHELTER LOCATED IN ST. PETERSBURG, PROVIDES MATS INDOORS FOR 70 MEN AND WOMEN NIGHTLY TO SLEEP AND A COURTYARD WHICH PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO STAY DURING THE DAY. CLIENTS ADMITTED TO THE CARE CENTER ARE ASSESSED TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS BARRIERS TO MOVING INTO HOUSING. THE CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE HOMELESS STORAGE UNITS WHICH PROVIDE A SAFE AND SECURE PLACE FOR THE HOMELESS POPULATION TO CHECK-IN THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS THROUGHOUT THE DAY (MORNING AND NIGHT), ENABLING THEM TO ACCESS NEEDED SERVICES. IN 2021, 512 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SHELTER THROUGH THE CARE CENTER (26,677 MATS) WITH 22% LEAVING FOR PERMANENT HOUSING. OTHER SAFER EMERGENCY HOUSING ALTERNATIVES WERE PROVIDED TO 1,487 INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING 1,098 VETERANS WITH 61% MOVING INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. CENTER OF HOPE - PROVIDES 55 TRANSITIONAL VA GRANT PER DIEM SINGLE ROOMS OFFERING THREE DIFFERENT SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS (BRIDGE, LOW DEMAND, AND HOSPITAL TO HOUSING). EACH MODEL OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF SERVICES AND FOCUSES ON EXITING THE VETERAN TO PERMANENT HOUSING. IN 2021, 135 VETERANS WERE ASSISTED WITH 55% EXITING TO PERMANENT HOUSING; OF THE 97 FAMILIES ASSISTED ON-SITE AND THROUGH ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS, 74% EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING. BRIDGING FAMILIES - PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO ACCESS A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHILE THEY WORK TO SECURE STABLE HOUSING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 13 SHELTER ROOMS AT THE CENTER OF HOPE, 23 HOTEL/MOTEL UNITS AND 7 SCATTERED SITE MASTER LEASED APARTMENTS TO INCREASE SHELTER CAPACITY FOR FAMILY EMERGENCY SHELTER. CASE MANAGEMENT IS PROVIDED TO HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP A PLAN TO MOVE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND LINKAGE TO COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES. SVDP CARES WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY LOCAL AGENCIES, WHO REFER FAMILIES TO THE SHELTER AND PROVIDE RAPID REHOUSING SERVICES. IN 2021, FAMILY SHELTER SERVED 96 UNDUPLICATED HOUSEHOLDS AND 68% EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING.FOOD CENTER - PROVIDES NOURISHING MEALS TO THOSE WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ENOUGH FOOD FOR THE DAY. THESE INCLUDE: "STREET PEOPLE", ELDERLY, DISABLED AND FAMILIES WHO ARE LOOKING FOR WORK AND WHOSE FUNDS HAVE RUN OUT. IN 2021, THE FOOD CENTER SERVED 91,698 MEALS AND 563 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE.COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE - SVDP CARES COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE PROVIDES DONATED CLOTHING, FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO PEOPLE WITH EXTREMELY LOW INCOME LIVING IN ST. PETERSBURG. THE REMAINING MERCHANDISE IS SOLD AT A LOW COST TO THE COMMUNITY. IN 2021, THE COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE DISTRIBUTED $26,209 IN CLOTHING VOUCHERS FOR 931 PERSONS.