SAINT JOHNS PROGRAM FOR REAL CHANGE
2443 FAIR OAKS BLVD NO 369, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 www.saintjohnsprogram.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF SAINT JOHN'S PROGRAM FOR REAL CHANGE IS TO UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL OF MOTHERS IN CRISIS TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES BY ADHERING TO OUR VISION OF BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND DEPENDENCE ONE FAMILY AT A TIME.

TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND DEPENDENCE ONE FAMILY AT A TIME.

SAINT JOHN'S IS A DEMONSTRATED AND OBJECTIVELY MEASURED MODEL, THAT IN 12-18 MONTHS, TRANSFORMS SINGLE-MOTHER-LED FAMILIES IN CRISIS INTO PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AT ROUGHLY 1/3 THE COST OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC SYSTEM. WE BELIEVE ONE OF THE MOST DIRECT WAYS TO REDUCE POVERTY AND INCREASE ECONOMIC MOBILITY IS TO HELP SINGLE MOTHERS BREAK DOWN BARRIERS AND IMPROVE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS SO THEY CAN EARN A LIVABLE WAGE AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY. SAINT JOHN'S OPERATES THE LARGEST SHELTER IN THE REGION AND THE ONLY ONE FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN, THE MOST RAPIDLY-GROWING SEGMENT OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION BOTH REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY. EVERY DAY, WE SERVE UP TO 270 MOTHERS AND CHILDREN (1000 EACH YEAR) YET HAVE AN AVERAGE WAITING LIST OF 250. WOMEN SEEKING REAL CHANGE COME TO US FROM ACROSS CALIFORNIA. POPULATION. OUR WOMEN AVERAGE 34 YEARS OLD WITH TWO CHILDREN (35% WERE TEEN MOMS). ETHNIC BACKGROUND. 37% ARE CAUCASIAN, 27% ARE HISPANIC, 12% ARE MIXED RACE AND A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF OUR FAMILIES ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, 27% (COMPARED TO 10% IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY).MOST OF OUR FAMILIES ARE FACING MULTIPLE AND COMPLEX BARRIERS TO SELF-SUSTAINABILITY THAT SEEM SO INSURMOUNTABLE THAT THEY HAVE LOST ALL HOPE. 58% STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, 77% ARE ADDICTED TO DRUGS AND/OR ALCOHOL, 69% HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 52% HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED, 50% LACK A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND 100% LIVE BELOW POVERTY LEVEL AND LACK A STABLE WORK HISTORY. 47% OF THEIR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SUFFER FROM ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION AND 36% MANIFEST AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR. MOREOVER, HOUSING IS A MAJOR BARRIER. REGIONAL RENTS ARE EXTREMELY HIGH AND SACRAMENTO VACANCY RATE IS ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE COUNTRY AT 4%.OUR HOLISTIC AND IMMERSIVE APPROACH CHANGES THE LIVES OF SINGLE WOMEN AND MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE, 12-18 MONTH PROGRAM THAT IS A TRUE CONTINUUM OF CARE. WE PROVIDE AN UNPARALLELED SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT HELPING FAMILIES ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF THEIR HOMELESSNESS, AND THE TOOLS NEEDED TO EXIT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND DEPENDENCE, PERMANENTLY TRANSFORMING THEIR LIVES. OUR CONTINUUM INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES, EDUCATION, IN-DEPTH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, JOB COACHING, JOB PLACEMENT AND RETENTION ASSISTANCE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS, EXTENSIVE CHILDCARE/CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND TRANSPORTATION, ALL OF WHICH HELP WOMEN ERADICATE ENTRENCHED BEHAVIOR, LEADING THEM TO EMPLOYABILITY, SELF-SUSTENANCE, AND REAL CHANGE. THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN, EACH FAMILY RECEIVES AN AVERAGE OF 675 HOURS OF SERVICES EACH MONTH (8,100 HOURS EACH YEAR). INTENSIVE, "REAL WORLD," ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OCCURS AT OUR THREE SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL ENTERPRISES (PLATES CAFE & CATERING, PLATES MIDTOWN AND FIRST STEPS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER) AND QUALIFIES WOMEN TO ENTER THE CULINARY, HOSPITALITY, RETAIL, AND CHILDCARE FIELDS, WHERE THERE IS A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF 'FLEXIBLE-HOUR' JOBS WITH LIVABLE WAGES AND AN UPWARD CAREER PATH FOR TRAINED EMPLOYEES. IN 2014, WE PURCHASED A 28,000 SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY, TRIPLING SPACE AND INCREASING CAPACITY BY ALMOST 60%. IN 2017 WE PURCHASED AND RENOVATED AN ADJACENT 11,000 SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY ADDING ROOM FOR AN ADDITIONAL 90 WOMEN AND CHILDREN. ALSO, IN 2016, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION (CDCR) HIRED US TO RUN OUR INTEGRATED, SERVICE-RICH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN MOVING FROM PRISON BACK INTO COMMUNITIES. IN DECEMBER OF 2017 WE OPENED CALIFORNIA'S FIFTH CUSTODY TO COMMUNITY TRANSITIONAL RE-ENTRY PROGRAM (CCTRP) PROVIDING HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR UP TO 50 WOMEN WITH LESS THAN 2.5 YEARS LEFT ON THEIR SENTENCE. EARLY ESTIMATES ARE THAT THIS PROGRAM REDUCES RECIDIVISM BY MORE THAN 50%.WHILE WOMEN ARE ACTIVE IN REBUILDING THEIR LIVES, WE HAVE DEDICATED, AND EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH THEIR CHILDREN TO COUNTERACT THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY AND ABUSE. FAMILIES AT SAINT JOHN'S EXPERIENCE TOGETHER THE BENEFITS OF A STRUCTURED DAILY ROUTINE AND A SAFE AND PREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENT. MOTHERS BECOME POSITIVE ROLE MODELS AND THEIR CHILDREN BEGIN EXEMPLIFYING THAT BEHAVIOR IN THEIR LIFE AND THE CYCLE IS BROKEN.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS1) WE LAUNCHED, SELF-FUNDED, AND MAINTAINED VIABILITY FOR THREE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES TRAINING WOMEN FOR JOBS WITH LIVABLE WAGES AND UPWARD CAREER PATHS. WHILE OUR BUDGET HAS GROWN FROM $1M IN 2007 TO $7M TODAY, THE PUBLIC SHARE OF OUR BUDGET HAS DROPPED FROM NEARLY 70% TO UNDER 15% TODAY; 2) IN 2017, WITH THE PURCHASE AND RENOVATION OF AN 11,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING ADJACENT TO OUT CURRENT FACILITY, OUR CAPACITY GREW BY 50% FROM SERVING 180 WOMEN AND CHILDREN DAILY TO 270 EVERY DAY.

THE PLATES CAFE, CATERING & MIDTOWN PROGRAMS OF SAINT JOHN'S PROGRAM FOR REAL CHANGE WERE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE WOMEN WITH EXTENSIVE HANDS-ON EMPLOYMENT TRAINING. WOMEN COMPLETE BETWEEN 360-504 HOURS OF TRAINING, BUILDING A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND THE SOFT-SKILLS REQUIRED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN EMPLOYMENT. 96% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMS ARE PLACED IN JOBS. OVER 70% OF PLATES/PLATES MIDTOWN REVENUE IS GENERATED THROUGH OFF-SITE CATERING EVENTS. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATION.

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