Micah Ecumenical Ministries Inc

Respite - micah provides an eight-bed group home where people who leave hospitals/institutions but have no homes may stay in order to receive recovery or terminal care. The respite house is a temporary-stay facility where individuals experience medical stabilization post-hospitalization. Admission into the respite house requires a referral from a medical care provider. Case management provided at the respite house includes medical stabilization, coordination of post-hospitalization appointments, transportation to appointments, medication management, and discharge planning. Residents are given an initial two-week length of stay which can be extended due to medical need.

Hospitality program - the neighbor care center at 1013 princess anne street offers direct assistance to the most vulnerable people living on the streets in planning district 16. Services include food, showers, clothing, financial assistance, and other basic needs. Services are directed at removing barriers to housing, building relationships of support to empower neighbors to overcome homelessness, and case management assistance to the most vulnerable individuals, to connect them to the permanent housing intervention best suited to their needs. The neighbor care center plays a key role in coordinating basic needs services around the community, helping to coordinate and publicize community meals, coordinate off-site hospitality locations for basic needs, and provide space for agencies and services to co-locate within the neighbor care center. The neighbor care center also provides outreach and support to individuals in the community who are literally homeless but are unable to access services downtown.

Other supportive services:micah offers many other services to neighbors experiencing homelessness, all aimed at providing wrap-around support to help neighbors overcome homelessness. These include in-house ministries as well as key community partnerships. An income development ministry helps neighbors find employment, apply for government benefits, and/or creates customized employment opportunities for neighbors. A health connections ministry helps neighbors access primary care appointments or specialty care appointments with medical professionals. A street church worshipping community, led by a chaplain, helps neighbors connect to social and spiritual support networks. Community partnerships include: an outreach worker through the rappahannock area community services board who connects individuals to mental health services; the veterans administration visits micah offices to provide direct support to veterans experiencing homelessness; va dmv visits micah offices on a scheduled basis to provide ease in access to dmv services, particularly identification documents.