CATHOLIC CHARITIES BLOOMINGTON INC
1400 N Meridian, Indianapolis, IN 46202 www.archindy.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Catholic Charities Bloomington is committed to enhancing the availability of quality mental health services in the communities it serves. We do this through the delivery of professional mental health education and counseling on a sliding fee scale and through advocacy for affordable, easily accessible community mental health services. We serve all residents of the counties of the Bloomington Deanery of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis: Brown, Lawrence, Morgan, Monroe, Orange and Owen Counties. Becky's Place, a program of Catholic Charities Bloomington is designed to "provide shelter and create hope" for women and children who are experiencing homelessness and moving toward a life of self-sufficiency.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES BLOOMINGTON, INC. STRIVES TO LIVE THE GOSPEL BY EMBODYING THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST AND EXERCISING LEADERSHIP IN: ADVOCATING POLICIES AND ACTION THAT PROTECT HUMAN LIFE AND DIGNITY, PROMOTING AWARENESS OF HUMAN NEEDS AND PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES IN LIGHT OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHINGS, PROVIDING HUMAN SERVICES ROOTED (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Catholic Charities Bloomington Counseling Services: Services include individual, couple and family counseling for all ages and school-based counseling at one school. From July 2019 to June 2020, the counseling program provided 8,148 mental health sessions, approximately 679 sessions per month. Fairview Elementary School: This program seeks to stabilize student performance, increase attendance, improve learning capacity, and improve family functioning by providing mental health services in a struggling school. This program works with students identified with emotional and/or behavioral deficits. 86% of the Fairview student population qualify for the free/reduced lunch program. 32 students were served by this program. There was more collaboration with our nonprofit agency partners including parenting programs for Boys and Girls Club and New Hope for Families as well as behavioral health consulting hours on site for Boys and Girls Club. Catholic Charities Bloomington staff have been trained on Play Therapy, Theraplay and EMDR to provide trauma treatment to clients in need throughout the age span. We provided 751 Play Therapy sessions, 66 Theraplay and 261 EMDR sessions. 76% of the clients served were below the poverty line. This year tested our flexibility in providing services. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we equipped all therapists through a generous community grand with equipment to provide telehealth services without any interruptions in service in mid-March and continue that service today.

Becky's Place is designed to "provide shelter and create hope" for women and children who are experiencing homelessness and moving toward a life of self-sufficiency. Becky's Place offers several services to its residents such as case management, budgeting classes, support group, weekly house meetings, referrals for services, transportation, and life skills are also provided. Becky's Place provides bus tokens, computer access, phone access, three meals per day, clothing/shoes, and hygiene items to its residents. From July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020, Becky's Place served 73 women and 34 children. 45 women and children stayed an average of 30 days or less, 19 women and children stayed for 31-60 days and 33 women and children stayed longer than 61 days or longer. 25 of the women and children exited in to permanent housing. 26 women exited to emergency shelter, temporary stay with family/friends, jail, a hotel/motel or a hospital stay.

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