PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY

FOR CHANGE AND GROWTH

Earl's Place is a transitional housing program providing long-term (up to two years) housing and supportive services to seventeen  men at a time.                                                      

The men are provided with a permanent address, a place to receive mail and phone calls and perhaps most importantly a place to call home, where concerns such as having a clean, safe place to sleep, shower and keep their belongings is alleviated. For some this is the first time they have had a key of their own.

The program promotes independence and acquisition of skills using a model that emphasizes individual responsibility and accountability. Once accepted into the program each man is provided with intensive case management to determine both short and long-term goals and access to community services including health care, education and job training.

Ultimately the residents are assisted in obtaining affordable permanent housing. One year of formal aftercare is provided to help ensure success.

Residents who successfully complete the program are  Visionaries.  To read about one man's journey use the link below.

FYI 2007

Special points of interest:

Total number of persons Served: Twenty-nine. Thirteen men entered the program in 2007; of  those:

· Seven were chronically homeless

· Eleven were between 31 and 50 years old, one was between 18 and 30 and one was between 51 and 61

· Three were veterans

· Nine were diagnosed with mental illness,

· All reported drug abuse, five also reported alcohol abuse

· Five had no income when entering the program

· Of the twelve who left in 2007, 8 were employed and 7 had monthly incomes of more than $1,000 and seven moved into permanent housing.