HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS OF CARROLL COUNTY INC
10 DISTILLERY DRIVE, WESTMINSTER, MD 21157 hspinc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HSP GIVES HOPE, INSPIRES CHANGE, AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY BY MOBILIZING THE COMMUNITY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY.

THE HOME ENERGY PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME CARROLL COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO ARE FACED WITH ANY NUMBER OF SITUATIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN HOMELESSNESS AND OR LACK OF BASIC NEEDS THAT AFFECT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED UNDER THESE SERVICES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 ARE AS FOLLOWS: HOME ENERGY SERVICES: 128 HOUSEHOLDS, 347 INDIVIDUALS OFFICE OF HOME ENERGY PROGRAMS: 1,612 HOUSEHOLDS

HSP OPERATES THE SHELTER AND HOUSING PROGRAM WITH THE HOUSING FIRST APPROACH. PROGRAMMING SERVICES THE MOST IN NEED FIRST, PROVIDING OPEN- ACCESS, LOW BARRIER SERVICES. HSP BELIEVES HOMELESSNESS SHOULD BE PREVENTED. IF IT CANNOT BE PREVENTED, HOMELESSNESS SHOULD BE BRIEF. SHELTER AND HOUSING SERVICES STRIVE TO HELP PARTICIPANTS INCREASE THEIR INCOME, SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING, AND PROVIDE NECESSARY COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND LINKAGES TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. SHELTER SERVICES PROVIDE OVERNIGHT SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SHELTER STAFF CONNECT HOMELESS PARTICIPANTS TO HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES - REGARDLESS OF WHAT MIGHT BE GOING ON IN THEIR LIFE. SHELTER SERVICES CASE MANAGERS FOCUS ON STABILIZING PARTICIPANTS, CONNECTING THEM WITH BASIC NEEDS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCREASING THEIR INCOME, AND RAPIDLY SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING. HSP MANAGES 5 OF CARROLL COUNTY'S HOMELESS SHELTERS. SHELTER SERVICES OPERATE 24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, TO ENSURE PARTICIPANTS ARE SAFE AND STABLE. IN ADDITION TO STABILITY AND SUPPORT SERVICES, SHELTERS ALSO PROVIDE FOOD, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, TELEPHONE, AND MAIL ASSISTANCE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020: . WOMEN'S SHELTER SERVED 53 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS . FAMILY SHELTER SERVED 78 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS; 36 ADULTS AND 42 CHILDREN . MEN'S SHELTER SERVED 23 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS . SAFE HAVEN (A LONG-TERM SHELTER FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH CHRONIC AND PERSISTENT MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS)SERVED 55 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS . COLD WEATHER SHELTER (OPERATES FROM NOVEMBER 15TH-MARCH 31ST) SERVED 169 PARTICIPANTS . SERVICES PROVIDED SAFE, STABLE ON-GOING SUPPORT FOR 322 UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS, 270 HOUSEHOLDS . 39% OF SHELTER PARTICIPANTS EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING . 25% OF SHELTER PARTICPANTS INCREASED THEIR INCOME . 86% UTILIZATION RATE WITH AN AVEREAGE LENGTH OF STAY OF 112 DAYS HOUSING SERVICES WORK TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS WHEREVER POSSIBLE. HOUSING SERVICES SEAMLESSLY BLEND SERVICES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO THOSE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. HSP CONDUCTS HOUSING AND SHELTER SERVICES SCREENINGS 5 DAYS A WEEK VIA WALK-IN HOURS AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. A PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT, THEY ARE REFERRED TO APPROPRIATE HOUSING RESOURCES. IF A PARTICIPANT MEETS THE FEDERAL DEFINITION OF HOMELESS, THEY THEN ARE REFERRED TO COORDINATED ENTRY. COORDINATED ENTRY COMPLETES A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PARTICIPANT'S VULNERABLITY OR NEED. PARTICIPANTS ARE THEN REFERRED TO SHELTER SERVICES, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PSHPWD), OR RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM. PSPWD PROVIDES HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, HSP MAINTAINS 15 RENTAL UNITS FOR PARTICIPANTS. RAPID RE-HOUSING PROVIDES SHORT TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WHILE PARTICIPANTS WAIT TO ACCESS SERVICES, THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN HOMELESS RECOVERY CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WITH A FOCUS ON SECURING HOUSING. IF A PARTICIPANT IS AT-RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS, HAS AN EVICTION, OR NEEDS A SECURITY DEPOSIT, HSP HAS ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO MEET THOSE NEEDS AND AVOID HOMELESSNESS. HSP IS THE COUNTY-WIDE ACCESS POINT FOR SECURITY DEPOSITS AND EVICTION PREVENTION, SERVING AS THE AUTHORIZING AGENCY FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITY FUNDING STREAMS. HSP ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE UNITED WAY, TO ADMINISTER THE FAMILY STABILITY PROGRAM, PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WHO HAVE A CHILD IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020: . COMPLETED HOUSING AND SHELTER SERVICES SCREENINGS FOR 336 HOUSEHOLDS/556 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS; 399 ADULTS AND 157 CHILDREN . COORDINATED ENTRY SERVED 453 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS; 329 ADULTS AND 106 CHILDREN; 30% EXCITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING . PERMANENT HOUSING SERVED 19 HOUSEHOLDS/26 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS; 21 ADULTS AND 5 CHILDREN; 50% OF HOUSEHOLDS EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING . RAPID RE-HOUSING SERVED 36 HOUSEHOLDS/73 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS; 50 ADULTS AND 23 CHILDREN; 92% OF HOUSEHOLDS EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING . HOMELESS RECOVERY CASE MANAGERS SERVED 93 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS; 37% OF PARTICIPANTS EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING . PREVENTED 81 EVICTIONS FOR 234 PARTICIPANTS; 136 ADULTS AND 98 CHILDREN; WITH 136,012 . COMPLETED 177 SECURITY DEPOSITS FOR 321 PARTICIPANTS; 204 ADULTS AND 117 CHILDREN; SECURING 173,657 . FAMILY STABILITY SERVED 26 FAMILIES; 100% OF HOUSEHOLDS EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HSP TO MOBILIZE STAFF, PARTNERS, AND THE COMMUNITY TO SWIFTLY RESPOND TO OUR HOMELESS POPULATION. HSP PROVIDED UNPRECEDENTED SERVICES TO OUR MOST AT-RISK: . COLD WEATHER SHELTER WAS RELOCATED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SOCIAL DISTANCING . HSP OPENED A DAY CENTER FOR OUR STREET HOMELESS, PROVIDING ACCESS TO MEALS, SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; 76 PARTICIPANTS SERVED WITH 1,092 SERVICE TRANSACTIONS; 30 PARTICIPANTS UTILIZED SHOWER SERVICES WITH 174 SERVICE TRANSACTIONS; 21 PARTICIPANTS UTILIZED LAUNDRY SERVICES WITH 61 SERVICE TRANSACTIONS . HSP OPERATED AS A FOOD PANTRY FOR OUR STREET HOMELESS, COORDINATING LUNCHES AND PROVIDING OVERNIGHT 'TO-GO' BAGS OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD FOR DINNER AND BREAKFAST; 76 PARTICIPANTS WERE FED . PROVIDED WEEKLY OUTREACH TO HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS, CONNECTING TO MEDICAL SERVICES AS NEEDED, DELIVERING NECESSARY SUPPLIES, AND LINKAGES TO SERVICES; 54 PARTICIPANTS SERVED . SHELTER POPULATION WAS DECREASED TO ENSURE SOCIAL DISTANCING. HSP INCREASED CLEANING AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS. THOSE 70 AND OVER AND/OR MEDICALLY VULNERABLE WERE RELOCATED TO A HOTEL (8 PARTICIPANTS) . HSP'S SHELTER SYSTEM WAS THE ONLY SYSTEM IN THE STATE TO REMAIN OPEN AND ACCEPT NEW ADMISSIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC . TO DATE, WE HAVE HAD 0 COVID-19 CASES WITHIN OUR HOMELESS POPULATION

FAMILY SUPPORT: THE CARROLL COUNTY FAMILY CENTER PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN UNDER FOUR YEARS OF AGE. A PRIORITY IS TO ASSIST PARENTS IN MAKING SURE THAT ALL THEIR CHILDREN ARE HEALTHY - PHYSICALLY, DEVELOPMENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES, INCLUDING IMMUNIZATION CHECKS, DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, PARENT/CHILD ACTIVITIES AND QUALITY CHILD DEVELOPMENTAL CARE WHILE PARENTS ENGAGE IN SUPPORT PROGRAMMING AT THE CENTER. THE FAMILY CENTER SUPPORTS PARENTS THROUGH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE PARENTING EFFECTIVENESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY SKILLS. THE PARENTING CLASSES UTILIZE SEVERAL RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULA: "THE NURTURING PROGRAM," "THE CHICAGO PARENTING PLAN- AND "PARENTS AS TEACHERS". SELF- SUFFICIENCY SERVICES INCLUDE ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES IN GED PREPARATION, ESL, COMPUTER LITERACY AND JOB READINESS. OTHER CENTER-BASED SERVICES INCLUDE: CASE MANAGEMENT, HEALTH CLASSES, A PARENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, COOKING CLASSES AND PEER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO THESE CENTER- BASED SERVICES, THE FAMILY CENTER ALSO OFFERS A HOME VISITING PROGRAM. OUR IN-HOME INTERVENTIONIST IS TRAINED IN THE "PARENTS AS TEACHERS" CURRICULA AND PROVIDES THESE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS CASE MANAGEMENT TO FAMILIES IN THEIR OWN HOMES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, AND TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN ACCESSING CENTER SERVICES. IN FY 2020, 39 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN CENTER-BASED ACTIVITIES AND 20 FAMILIES RECEIVED HOME VISIT SERVICES. THIS COMES TO A TOTAL OF 59 FAMILIES (134 PEOPLE). DESPITE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CAUSING THE PROGRAM TO CLOSE DOWN FOR DIRECT CONTACTS FROM THE MID-MARCH THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, SERVICES CONTINUED TO BE PROVIDED TO ALL FAMILIES THROUGH WEEKLY PHONE CALLS, ZOOM CLASSES, POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND DELIVERIES OF MATERIALS. A TOTAL OF 2004 PARTICIPATION VISITS WERE LOGGED BY CENTER-BASED FAMILIES AND 742 PARTICIPATION VISITS BY HOME-VISIT FAMILIES. CHILD & ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM: THE CHILD & ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP)IS A PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) AND ALLOWS ENROLLED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE HEALTHY MEALS AND SNACKS THEY SERVE TO CHILDREN IN THEIR PROGRAMS. FORTY-FIVE (45) LICENSED FAMILY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS PARTICIPATED IN THE CACFP IN FY 2020, PROVIDING MEALS FOR OVER 350 CHILDREN. THE PROVIDERS RECEIVED 109,757 IN REIMBURSEMENTS, AND A TOTAL OF 123,040 MEALS AND SNACKS WERE SERVED DURING THIS TIME.

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