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22 Alameda Countywide Homeless and Special Needs Housing Plan Take a look at.... Exploring innovative and successful models in other communities Project H.O.M.E. (Philadelphia, PA) Philadelphia's Project H.O.M.E., recognized asa national leader in providing comprehensive and effective services to people who are chronically homeless, has documented positive outcomes in serving a population that is usually considered very difficult to serve. Project H.C.M.E. offers comprehensive social services and housing options, including low.barrier "Safe Haven" housing, supportive transitional housing,andsupportive permanent housing. Their approach is designed to deal with the complex issues of people with special needs such as mental illness and substance use. Support services emphasize helping residents to achieve self.sufficiency.These services, which are tailored to the specific goals and needs of each resident, include comprehensive case management, on.sitehealth care, an Adult Learning Program, employment counseling and training, and access to mental health and recovery services. Project H.O.M.E.'s residential programs include: · Safe Haven supportive housing - 65 beds for chronically homeless, mentally ill adults coming directly off the streets, with few requirements for entry. This program provides housing for "hard-to-reach" homeless men, many of whom are older,physically frail, and resistant to programs and services, and women who have a serious mental illness and a history ofhomelessness. · Transitional supportive housing - 62 unitsJor chronically homeless adults with serious mental illness and/or substance use issues. The program provides specialized behavioral health services and includes 36 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units for men and women with a primary diagnosis of serious mental illness, and 26 SRO units for men who are homeless and have a substance use disorderwith or without a co-occurring mental illness. · Permanent supportive housing - 145 affordable SRO units for individuals and families who require regular, but not around the clock, supportive services and supervision, Residents pay 30 percentoftheir income for rent and have already lived in transitional housing situationsfor approximately one year. These units are subsidized primarily through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 8 or Shelter Plus Care programs. Project H.O.M. E. and its co.founder and Executive Director,Sister Mary Scullion, have played a pivotal role in reducing the number of chronic homeless in Philadelphia,ln partnership with the City, Project H,Q.M.E. reaches outto more than 3,800 people each year, with the goal of placing them in astable housing situation. In 2003, of the 159residents who left Project H.O.M.E residences, half moved onto permanent housing, 10 percent moved into transitional housing, and 11 percentmoved.lntoa health Institution {e.g. hospital, inpatienttreatment, nursing home). Ninety-five percentof the men and women wholivelnProject H.O.M.E.'s permanent, supportive housing are successful in staying off the streets, For more information about Project H.O.M.E., visit www.projecthome.org.