Christ-Centered Ministries

WE DEVELOP HOUSING PROJECTS AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN AN EFFORT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS (CONT'D ON SCH O) IN RECOVERY TRANSITION INTO MAINSTREAM SOCIETY

RESTORATION REENTRY RESIDENCES:OUR RESTORATION REENTRY RESIDENCE PROGRAMS INCLUDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, REFERRALS TO LONG TERM HOUSING, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT CONSIDERED 'HOUSING READY' BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS (ACTIVE SUBSTANCE USE AND NO PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT LINKS OR MEDICATION USE), RESTORATION REENTRY RESIDENCE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN BREAKING THE CYCLES OF CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, INSTABILITY AND SUBSTANCE USE FOR THEIR CLIENTS BY PROVIDING ASSERTIVE INTERVENTIONS WITHIN A HIGH TOLERANCE ENVIRONMENT.

CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT-KEEPING SAFE DURING THE HOLIDAYS:CHRIST-CENTERED MINISTRIES AS THE CONTRACTOR FOR THIS PROJECT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING AND PROVIDING GRANTS TO COMMUNITY BASED-ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) WHO SUPPORTED COMMUNITY-DRIVEN OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN COVID-19. WE CONNECTED THEM WITH A DIGITAL TOOLKIT THAT WAS UTILIZED BY THE CBO GRANTEES TO DRIVE THE FOCUS ON HEALTH INFORMATION AND RESOURCE SHARING AS AN OUTREACH EFFORT TO INCREASE COMMUNITY EDUCATION. THIS INFORMATION SERVED TO PREVENT COVID-19 TRANSMISSION, IMPROVE ACCESS TO COVID-19 TESTING AND HEALTH CARE, AND/OR SUPPORT CONTACT TRACING EFFORTS TO SERVE THE PRIORITIZED COMMUNITIES THAT WERE DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED BY COVID-19 INFECTION AND DISPARITIES IN HEALTH.

REENTRY INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES (R-ICMS):CHRIST-CENTERED MINISTRIES' R-ICMS PROGRAM WORKS TO DECREASE RECIDIVISM BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO VULNERABLE JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THOSE WHO ARE ON ADULT FELONY PROBATION AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN RECENTLY RELEASED FROM JAIL AND PRISON. R-ICMS IS DEFINED AS CARE COORDINATION AND SERVICE NAVIGATION DELIVERED BY COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS), WHO MAY HAVE A HISTORY OF INCARCERATION, TO THE JUSTICE-INVOLVED POPULATION. OUR R-ICMS CARE MANAGEMENT TEAM INCLUDES CHWS, CASE MANAGERS (CM), A CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (CSW), A PROGRAM MANAGER, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF WHO REGULARLY MEET AND ENSURE THAT CLIENT CASES ARE DISCUSSED FOR GUIDANCE, (CONT'D ON SCH. O) SUPPORT, AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM (CAL CRG 211):AS A PROVIDER OF INTERIM HOUSING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SINCE 2017, CHRIST-CENTERED MINISTRIES (CCM) RECOGNIZES THE CHALLENGES OF NAVIGATING AND ACCESSING SOCIAL SERVICES, AND THE NEED FOR EASY-TO-ACCESS, CENTRALIZED, AND RELIABLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO CONNECT ANGELENOS TO THE SERVICE THEY NEED. CCM HAS PARTNERED WITH 211 LA TO OFFER 1:1 SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED OR IN NEED OF SPECIFIC AID RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL AND MEDICAL HEALTHCARE, ALONG WITH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE LA RESIDENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH, FOOD, LEGAL AND HOUSING SERVICES, DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS WHICH FURTHER PREPARES US WITH TRAININGS FOR EFFECTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCATING FOR CLIENTS WHO EXPERIENCE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING SERVICES SUCH AS RECIDIVISM, LACK OF FAMILY SUPPORT AND ADDICTION.