SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL

Permanent supportive housing - provided 98 units of permanent supportive housing in pasco county. Individuals and families have incomes that range from 40% to 60% of the area's median income (ami). Also, provides permanent supportive shared housing for 14 individuals with household income not greater than 50% of the area's median income and tenants pay 30% of their income. In fy2024, 117 clients were assisted, and 203 supportive housing activities were provided.

Care center - open 365 nights a year, the care center, a housing-focused, low-barrier homeless shelter located in st. Petersburg, provides mats indoors for 70 men and women nightly to sleep and a courtyard which provides a safe place for people to stay during the day. Clients admitted to the care center are assessed to identify and address barriers to moving into housing. The clients have access to the homeless storage units which provide a safe and secure place for the homeless population to check-in their personal belongings throughout the day (morning and night), enabling them to access needed services. In fy2024, 330 individuals received shelter through the care center (23,821 mats) with 29% leaving for permanent housing. Other safer emergency housing alternatives were provided to 737 individuals including 301 veterans with 62% moving into permanent housing.center of hope - provides 55 transitional va grant per diem single rooms offering three different service delivery models (bridge, low demand, and hospital to housing). Each model offers an extensive array of services and focuses on exiting the veteran to permanent housing. In fy2024, 301 veterans were assisted with 62% exiting to permanent housing; of the 173 families assisted on-site and through alternative locations, 68% exited to permanent housing. Gpd case management provides community-based support to veterans needing assistance maintaining housing stability.bridging families - provides emergency shelter for families who are experiencing homelessness to access a safe environment while they work to secure stable housing. The program provides 13 shelter rooms at the center of hope, 36 hotel/motel units and 10 scattered site master leased apartments to increase shelter capacity for family emergency shelter. Case management is provided to help people develop a plan to move into permanent housing and to provide support and linkage to community-based resources. Svdp cares works in partnership with many local agencies, who refer families to the shelter and provide rapid rehousing services. In fy2024, family shelter served 173 unduplicated households and 68% experiencing a positive housing outcome.food center - provides nourishing meals to those who would not otherwise have enough food for the day. These include: "street people", elderly, disabled and families who are looking for work and whose funds have run out. In fy2024, the food center served 70,080 meals to 1,038 persons and 414 households (844 individuals) received food assistance.community thrift store - svdp cares community thrift store provides donated clothing, furniture and household goods to people with extremely low income living in st. Petersburg. The remaining merchandise is sold at a low cost to the community. In fy2024, the community thrift store distributed 972 clothing and 89 furniture vouchers valued at $43,146 with another $98,410 worth of goods distributed to others seeking goods directly at the thrift store.