Organizations Filed Purposes:
CHRIST HOUSE PROVIDES 24-HOUR COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE TO SICK, HOMELESS PERSONS IN DC, AND ASSISTS THEM IN BREAKING THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. EACH PATIENT ALSO RECEIVES SHELTER, CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, FOOD SERVICE, AND TRANSPORTATION.
TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO SICK, HOMELESS PERSONS IN DC, AND HELP THEM BREAK THE HOMELESSNESS CYCLE
A 33-BED RESIDENTIAL MEDICAL RESPITE, CHRIST HOUSE IS THE ONLY SUCH FACILITY IN DC. PATIENTS RECEIVE 24-HOUR MEDICAL CARE FROM A TEAM OF MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS WHO EVALUATE, DEVELOP, AND DELIVER A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF CARE FOR EACH PATIENT TO ENSURE EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ENACTED WHILE PROMOTING PATIENT AUTONOMY AND SELF-CARE. OF THE 229 PATIENTS IN 2019, 97% SUFFERED FROM THREE OR MORE MEDICAL CONDITIONS, 36% HAD A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS, AND 58% HAD A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. PATIENTS MAY STAY AS LONG AS THEIR ILLNESS REQUIRES. IN 2019, CHRIST HOUSE PROVIDED 9,228 DAYS OF PATIENT CARE, WITH PATIENTS STAYING AN AVERAGE OF 37 DAYS. CHRIST HOUSE HAS ADMITTED NEARLY 9,500 PATIENTS SINCE OPENING IN 1985.
OUR HOLISTIC SERVICES INCLUDE SHELTER, SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, APPOINTMENT TRANSPORTATION, PATIENT ACTIVITIES, AND MEAL SERVICES. OUR NEW DAY RECOVERY PROGRAM PROVIDES PATIENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INITIATE THEIR RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE AN INTENSIVE IN-HOUSE COURSE, ACCESS TO MULTIPLE ON-SITE AA AND NA MEETINGS, ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING, AND PEER-SUPPORT. CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH PATIENTS TO OBTAIN LEGAL DOCUMENTS, APPLY FOR GOVERNMENT BENEFITS, ENSURE APPROPRIATE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, LOCATE FAMILY MEMBERS, AND SECURE HOUSING UPON DISCHARGE. IN 2019, APPROXIMATELY 67% OF OUR PATIENTS WERE DISCHARGED INTO MORE STABLE LIVING SITUATIONS THAN BEFORE ADMISSION. OUR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM ENSURES PATIENTS SAFELY REACH THEIR OUTSIDE APPOINTMENTS, AND IF NECESSARY, WITH AN ESCORT.
THE KAIROS PROGRAM IS A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMMUNITY FOR UP TO 47 FORMERLY HOMELESS MEN THAT COMBINES A SENSE OF FAMILY WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH A 12-STEP RECOVERY PROGRAM. ALL KAIROS MEMBERS ARE FORMER PATIENTS WHO HAVE CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS WHICH PREVENT THEM FROM PAID FULL-TIME WORK. WITH STAFF SUPPORT, MEMBERS ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN THEIR RECOVERY AND MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH AND WELLNESS. CLINICAL STAFF WORK WITH MEMBERS, WHO ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO CHRIST HOUSE'S MEDICAL SERVICES IF INTENSIVE HEALTH CARE IS NEEDED. SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM ASPECTS INCLUDE ROUTINE COUNSELING, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND MODELING RECOVERY FOR PATIENTS STAYING AT CHRIST HOUSE. AN IMPRESSIVE 76% OF KAIROS MEMBERS MAINTAIN A LIFETIME SOBRIETY RATE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Allen Goetcheus | TREASURER | 40 | $78,729 |
| Elizabeth Bebber | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO | 40 | $77,993 |
| Eric Bebber | DIRECTOR | 40 | $60,496 |
| Henry Kabaghe | DIRECTOR | 40 | $42,661 |
| Marcella Jordan | DIRECTOR | 8 | $12,709 |
| Mari Lowe | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Danielle Kabaghe | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Henry Jones | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Gerald Henderson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Lawrence Bush | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Fernando Robinson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jeremy Lowe | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| John Craig | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Jordan | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Donald Martin | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| William Jordan | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Janelle Goetcheus | CHAIRPERSON | 2 | $0 |
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