Pathways to Housing DC
WISH LIST: $100: application fee for a new apartment for 3 people; $500: household items for 2 people in their new homes; $1000: bedroom, living room, kitchen set for the apartment of a previously homeless person
When individuals living on the streets are asked a simple question - “how can we help you?” - the almost universal response is, “I need housing.” Most programs ask clients to climb the steps of a ladder, entering independent housing only when they can comply with treatment plans. And this approach works for the great majority. For the remaining, multiply impaired 15%, the barriers prove insurmountable. Pathways DC provides housing first and then services offered by social workers, substance abuse, housing, and employment specialists, a psychiatrist, peer counselor, and nurse - support that lets clients maintain their housing and recover from mental illness. Program requirements are minimal, but results show that even the most psychiatrically disabled can be successful when they control their own treatment: 90% of Pathways' clients remain housed. Pathways currently serves 200 people and the plan is to double that in two years, decreasing by half the number of persons with psychiatric disabilities living on the streets of DC. Please lend a hand to make this critical goal a reality.
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