Seeds of Hope

322 Church St
Chillicoth, OH 45601

(740) 774-1200 Go To Website

Class of Housing: Emergency Shelter For homeless women and children.

General Information:
Seeds of Hope Inc.’s Women’s Shelter serves homeless women and children. During 2012 Seeds of Hope (formerly Daughters of Ruth) served 46 women and 45 children. The average length of stay was 30 days. Case Management Staff, utilizing the Housing First Model, work with the client to develop a service plan to address their housing crisis. This includes individualized attention to address factors that led to their homelessness, and barriers that prevent them from obtaining and retaining stable affordable housing. In addition to working with clients to help address the housing crisis, Seeds of Hope Mentors are assigned to each individual in order to provide encouragement and navigational support on a long-term basis. The way our program works     Client assessment to determine needs and risk factors related to client’s current condition.         Assessment is completed when the client enters our program and is designed to help determine the risk factors associated with the client’s current condition.     Care plan established and Case manager assigned to the client to ensure the care plan is carefully followed.  Care plan includes the following:         Client acquisition of proper Id (license, birth certificate(s), social security card),             BMV appoint made when necessary             Social Security Office visit coordinated when necessary             Vital Statistics Office visit is coordinated when necessary         Client assessment for food needs             Job and family services appointment to help get food stamps for client when needed.             Women Infant and Children (WIC) appointment made when needed.         Client income/job status evaluation-             If client has a job then some form of documentation showing how many hours the client works and how much they make is obtained.             If the client is not currently employed then necessary steps are taken to help the client get employed- Job’s One Stop is instrumental in this process             Other sources of income are evaluated including SSI, child support, grants/loans for school etc.             The goal is to determine the client’s ability to obtain stable, affordable housing and to address barriers that are inhibiting the client’s ability to do so.         Client housing-             Since the client is homeless an evaluation of their individual situation is taken and steps to gain housing for the client are followed.  Ross County Community Action and Metropolitan Housing are instrumental in this process                 Determining if the client is on the Metro. Housing list.                 Checking with RCCA to see about rapid re-housing and get a list of potential low-income houses/apts. that are available.                 SOH is now working with Love Inc. through their Homes of Hope program to offer transitional housing for eligible clients.         Client childcare-             Making sure that the client has childcare lined up for work hours- Job and Family Services is instrumental in this process.             When necessary a plan is instituted to address any barriers to helping client with custody related issues.         Client transportation-             Making sure the client has available transportation- Job and family services is instrumental in this process often obtaining a bus pass from the Chillicothe Transit.         Client adequately connected to community organizations to help stabilize and support the client (Churches, foundations, non-profits, etc.)             Organizations like Love Inc., Hope Clinic, Scioto Valley Mental Health, Local Food Banks, Salvation Army, Churches etc. and families of client’s are contacted when necessary.

Website: http://www.seedsofhopeohio.com/

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