SHEFFIELD PLACE
6604 E 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO 64126 www.sheffieldplace.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: EMPOWER HOMELESS WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN TO HEAL FROM THEIR TRAUMA AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.

SHEFFIELD PLACE IS THE ONLY TREATMENT AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM IN KANSAS CITY THAT FOCUSES EXCLUSIVELY ON HIGHLY TRAUMATIZED, HOMELESS MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. THE FAMILIES THAT RECEIVE SERVICES AT SHEFFIELD PLACE ARE THOSE WITH THE MOST SEVERE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2020, OF THE WOMEN SERVED, 91% WERE ADDICTS, 84% OF THE MOTHERS HAD A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS, 80% HAD DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 54% HAD LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (LESS THAN A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION), 25% HAD FOSTER CARE BACKGROUNDS, 42% WERE INVOLVED WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, AND 25% HAD FELONY CONVICTIONS. ALL LIVED BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE: IMPROVING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, ABSTAINING FROM ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, INCREASING EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS, AND SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING. SERVICES INCLUDE: 1) RESIDENTIAL HOUSING SERVICES AT THE FACILITY; 2) RESIDENTIAL CLINICAL SERVICES; 3) AFTERCARE (ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE TRANSITIONED FROM THE FACILITY TO PERMANENT HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY); AND, 4) PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. THE AGENCY OWNS 10 UNITS OF PERMANENT HOUSING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.OUR FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE TO SERVE FAMILIES WITH THE MOST BARRIERS, CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, ADDICTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND TRAUMA SO THEY CAN STABILIZE AND MOVE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. SHEFFIELD PLACE RECEIVED 753 CALLS IN 2020 FROM MOTHERS SEEKING SERVICES. THE CALL VALUE REPRESENTS A DECREASE FROM THE 1023 CALLS RECEIVED IN 2019. REASONS FOR THE DECREASE INCLUDE INCREASED INCOME FROM COVID RELIEF PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDED SOME FINANCIAL STABILITY OR DELAYED THE LOSS OF HOUSING AND MANY REFERRAL AGENCIES BEING CLOSED. OVER THE PAST DECADE, SHEFFIELD PLACE HAS DRAMATICALLY EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES IT SERVES EACH YEAR AND THE SCOPE, INTENSITY, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SERVICES IT OFFERS. IN 2020, THE AGENCY SERVED A TOTAL OF 131 FAMILIES (324 CLIENTS) WITH RESIDENTIAL AND AFTERCARE SERVICES. THE AGENCY WAS ABLE TO ADMIT JUST 98 OF THOSE FAMILIES INTO THE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PROGRAM OR 13% OF THE DEMAND. TO MEET A LARGER PORTION OF THE OVERWHELMING NEED FOR SERVICES FOR HIGHLY TRAUMATIZED HOMELESS MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN, A VACANT CONVENT IS BEING RENOVATED INTO 7 LIVING UNITS. THE EXPANSION WILL EMPOWER SHEFFIELD PLACE TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 172 FAMILIES BY 2022, NEARLY A NINE-FOLD INCREASE FROM THE 20 FAMILIES THE AGENCY SERVED AS RECENTLY AS 2010.WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT IN MARCH, SHEFFIELD PLACE CONTINUED SERVICES UNINTERRUPTED. THE AGENCY TOOK TO FOLLOWING STEPS TO ENSURE CONTINUITY AND SAFETY ADOPTING PROTOCOLS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD, INCLUDING MASKS, DISINFECTION, AND SOCIAL DISTANCING. SHEFFIELD PLACE ALSO USED HIPAA-COMPLIANT ZOOM IN ADDITION TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT, THERAPY, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. SHEFFILED PLACE EMPHASIZED ADDICTION RECOVERY BECAUSE OF THE REDUCTION IN RECOVERY SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE MOTHERS TO ENSURE THEY MADE THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT, STIMULUS, AND ENHANCED UNEMPLOYMENT TO PAY WARRANTS, EVICTIONS, AND PAST DUE BILLS OR SAVE FOR RENT FOR PERMANENT HOUSING. WE UPGRADED WIFI IN THE FACILITY SO CHILDREN COULD COMPLETE HOMEWORK AND MOTHERS COULD CONDUCT EMPLOYMENT SEARCHES. WE CREATED A SUPPORTIVE CLASSROOM FOR THE CHILDREN SO THEY COULD LEARN VIRTUALLY AND HAVE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. CHILDREN WERE IN A CLASSROOM WITH OTHER CHILDREN SO THEY COULD HAVE PEER SOCIALIZATION .

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