St Annes Center Inc

ST. ANNE'S CENTER SERVES MEALS TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDED OVERNIGHT SHELTER FOR THOSE IN NEED OF CARE. WHILE THOSE INDIVIDUALS STAY AT THE CENTER TO RECEIVE FOOD AND SHELTER, THE CENTER PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION IN ORDER TO ASSIST HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO EVENTUALLY BECOME SELF SUSTAINING THROUGH OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

ST. ANNE'S CENTER, DOING BUSINESS AS LANTERN HOUSE, EXISTS TO AID THE POOR, NEEDY AND HOMELESS BY PROVIDING THEM FOOD, SHELTER AND CRITICAL EMERGENCY SERVICES. OUR GOAL IS TO TRANSITION RESIDENTS FROM SHELTER TO HOUSING; ENCOURAGING THEIR SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND SELF- CONFIDENCE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CARRY OUT THIS MISSION WHILE TREATING THOSE WHO COME TO US WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY AND RESPECT. THROUGH THIS YEAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND FOOD TO ANY THAT HAVE ENTERED THROUGH OUR DOORS TO HELP TRANSITION HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING WHILE STILL NAVIGATING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SUCCESS, OUR GREATEST SUCCESS IS CONTINUING TO PROVIDE SAFE AND SECURE SHELTER AND PREVENTING DEATH ON THE STREETS. THROUGH THIS YEAR WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO SEE CHALLENGES IN FINDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR CLIENTELE AND WE (ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER PROVIDERS) HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BARTER, MEDIATE, AND BEG LANDLORDS TO HOUSE OUR HOMELESS POPULATION IN THEIR UNITS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD NEW CHALLENGES WITH AN INCREASE IN DIFFERENT POPULATIONS SEEKING SHELTER INCLUDING THE ELDERLY POPULATION AND LARGER FAMILIES. OUR SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE 21-22 FISCAL YEAR ARE: ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 68,849 NIGHTS OF SAFE AND SECURE SHELTER TO 1760 HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 105,701 HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN UTAH. ?34 FAMILIES (128 PPL) RECEIVED 103,530 IN DIRECT FINANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM COC RAPID REHOUSING ?65 HOUSEHOLDS (89 PPL) RECEIVED 198,677 IN DIRECT FINANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM HOMELESS FUNDING RAPID REHOUSING ?734 PEOPLE RECEIVED 12,489.75 IN DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL ASSISTANCE (BC, ID), TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE FROM HUMANITARIAN SERVICES. ?WITH DEDICATED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADMINISTER OVER 3,500 RAPID COVID- 19 TESTS TO JUST OVER 2,300 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS. LANTERN HOUSE HAS REMAINED THE IDENTIFIED QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION FACILITY FOR ALL HOMELESS CLIENTS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 SINCE OCTOBER 2020, THIS AREA WITHIN OUR SHELTER HAS HELPED 306 HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN SAFELY RECOVER FROM COVID-19.

ST. ANNE'S CENTER, DOING BUSINESS AS LANTERN HOUSE, EXISTS TO AID THE POOR, NEEDY AND HOMELESS BY PROVIDING THEM FOOD, SHELTER AND CRITICAL EMERGENCY SERVICES. OUR GOAL IS TO TRANSITION RESIDENTS FROM SHELTER TO HOUSING; ENCOURAGING THEIR SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND SELF- CONFIDENCE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CARRY OUT THIS MISSION WHILE TREATING THOSE WHO COME TO US WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY AND RESPECT. THROUGH THIS YEAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND FOOD TO ANY THAT HAVE ENTERED THROUGH OUR DOORS TO HELP TRANSITION HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING WHILE STILL NAVIGATING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SUCCESS, OUR GREATEST SUCCESS IS CONTINUING TO PROVIDE SAFE AND SECURE SHELTER AND PREVENTING DEATH ON THE STREETS. THROUGH THIS YEAR WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO SEE CHALLENGES IN FINDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR CLIENTELE AND WE (ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER PROVIDERS) HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BARTER, MEDIATE, AND BEG LANDLORDS TO HOUSE OUR HOMELESS POPULATION IN THEIR UNITS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD NEW CHALLENGES WITH AN INCREASE IN DIFFERENT POPULATIONS SEEKING SHELTER INCLUDING THE ELDERLY POPULATION AND LARGER FAMILIES. OUR SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE 21-22 FISCAL YEAR ARE: ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 68,849 NIGHTS OF SAFE AND SECURE SHELTER TO 1760 HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 105,701 HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN UTAH. ?34 FAMILIES (128 PPL) RECEIVED 103,530 IN DIRECT FINANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM COC RAPID REHOUSING ?65 HOUSEHOLDS (89 PPL) RECEIVED 198,677 IN DIRECT FINANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM HOMELESS FUNDING RAPID REHOUSING ?734 PEOPLE RECEIVED 12,489.75 IN DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL ASSISTANCE (BC, ID), TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE FROM HUMANITARIAN SERVICES. ?WITH DEDICATED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADMINISTER OVER 3,500 RAPID COVID- 19 TESTS TO JUST OVER 2,300 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS. LANTERN HOUSE HAS REMAINED THE IDENTIFIED QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION FACILITY FOR ALL HOMELESS CLIENTS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 SINCE OCTOBER 2020, THIS AREA WITHIN OUR SHELTER HAS HELPED 306 HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN SAFELY RECOVER FROM COVID-19.