Hedwig House Inc

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) - HEDWIG HOUSE'S PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) PROVIDES ENRICHING PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES. THIS TYPE OF SERVICE IS DEFINED BY THE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION AS "MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT SPECIFICALLY IMPROVE AN INDIVIDUAL'S ROLE (FAMILY MEMBERS, STUDENTS, WORKER) AND FUNCTIONING IN AN ENVIRONMENT (HOME, SCHOOL, WORK, COMMUNITY) SO THAT THEY THRIVE AND RECOVER." SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS, GROUP SERVICES, SOCIAL OUTINGS AND CLASSES. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH SKILLS THAT HELP ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS LIVE FULL LIVES IN THEIR COMMUNITY, WITH THE OUTCOME OF HELPING INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE THEIR LIVING, LEARNING, WORKING AND SOCIAL GOALS. THE CORNERSTONE OF PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION IS THAT INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS HAVE THE SAME GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS AS ANY OTHER PERSON. HEDWIG HOUSE IMPLEMENTS THESE CRITICAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THOSE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS WILL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE SELF-RELIANCE AND OBTAIN OR RETAIN VALUED ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE, HEDWIG HOUSE PRACTITIONERS WORK WITH AREA CLINICAL PROVIDERS ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED TO NEEDED RESOURCES SUCH AS PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES AND COUNSELING, NURSE NAVIGATORS, PEER SUPPORT SERVICES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION, OR SUBSTANCE TREATMENT SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, PRACTITIONERS PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES LIKE PARTICIPATING IN TEAM MEETINGS, ASSISTING WITH OBTAINING PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS, AND SCHEDULING AND/OR ATTENDING PSYCHIATRIC OR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. A 501 (C) (3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1975, HEDWIG HOUSE SERVES VULNERABLE ADULTS LIVING WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS RESIDING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. MANY INDIVIDUALS SERVED HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE PROGRAM FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WITHOUT HEDWIG HOUSE'S ESSENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, THESE INDIVIDUALS WOULD LIKELY FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS DUE TO LIMITED OR NO OTHER SUPPORT. OFTEN, THROUGH REGULAR PROGRAM INTERACTION, HEDWIG HOUSE PRACTITIONERS ARE THE FIRST PERSON TO IDENTIFY WHEN A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT IS EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF A PSYCHIATRIC OR MEDICAL ISSUE. THIS CONSISTENT AND ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY REDUCES PSYCHIATRIC AND/OR OTHER HOSPITALIZATIONS AND NURSING HOME/REHABILITATIVE CARE. ONLY 5% OF PERSONS SERVED BY HEDWIG HOUSE HAD A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION IN THE LAST YEAR. HEDWIG HOUSE HAS SERVED COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS SINCE ITS INCEPTION FORTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO 150 - 200 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING SUPPORTS STAFF SALARIES FOR THOSE DIRECTLY PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL AS PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR PARTICIPANTS, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY AND EXPENSES RELATED TO THE FACILITY WHERE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.

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HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

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