Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION: OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SAFETY AND STABILITY IN A SUPPORTIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT. GEEL'S HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES COMBINE A COORDINATED, SELF-DIRECTED APPROACH THAT IS INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED AND TRAUMA INFORMED. OUR MODEL PROMOTES INCREASED SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SELF-WORTH, RECOVERY, AND THE ABILITY FOR THOSE WE SERVE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR PHILOSOPHY: WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS THRIVE WHEN THEY TAKE INCREASING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES AND BECOME MORE PRODUCTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT A WELCOMING HOME AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, COUPLED WITH A SKILLED AND COMPASSIONATE WORKFORCE THAT EMBRACES THE NEED FOR EACH SERVICE RECIPIENT TO EMPOWER THEMSELVES THROUGH HEALING AND RECOVERY, IS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR MODEL OF CARE REDUCES THE NEED FOR MORE COSTLY AND CONFINING INTENSIVE SETTINGS, WHILE LESSEN
TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS, MENTALLY ILL, AND/OR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
THE GEEL APARTMENT TREATMENT PROGRAM IS GEEL'S MOST STRUCTURED LEVEL OF HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. DEPENDING UPON NEEDS, RESIDENTSMEET WITH VISITING COUNSELORS AND ARE OFFERED TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE IN VARIOUS AREAS, INCLUDING MEDICATION AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, 24-HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION, PARENTING TRAINING, SKILL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DAILYLIVING SKILLS, HEALTH SERVICES, ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION SERVICES. THE ATP ASSISTED 10 RESIDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATE TO LIVING SITUATIONS THAT AFFORDED THEM INCREASED INDEPENDENCE AND FEELINGS OF SELF-WORTH.
THE GEEL SCATTER-SITE SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDED NEARLY 100 ADULTS AND/OR FAMILIES WITH STABLE HOUSING THAT ALLOWS THEM TO REENTER THE COMMUNITY AND MAXIMIZE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN NORMAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH NEEDED SUPPORTIVE STRUCTURES. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM IS OVER 14 YEARS. THE PROJECT MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE OCCUPANCY RATE OF 97% OF AVAILABLE UNITS.
GEEL EAST 162ND STREET HDFC - SUPPORTED SRO PROGRAM PROVIDED SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN 70 UNITS OF WHICH, 14 ARE FOR LOW INCOME COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND 56 UNITS ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS. 75% OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS PROGRAM HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS MEETING THE HUD DEFINITION OF CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. THE PROJECT MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE OCCUPANCY RATE OF 98%. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM IS OVER 9 YEARS.
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 |
|---|
| Maria Matias | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 34.5 | $161,046 |
| William Lang | Assistant Executive Director | 35 | $102,792 |
| Susan Honig | Chief Financial Officer | 7 | $30,428 |
| Ricky Pizarro | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Wilfredo Vargas | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Peter Cantillo | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Patricia Beresford | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Nancy Diaz | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Fred Camerata | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Edward Maher | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Madaha Kinsey-Lamb | SECRETARY | 0.3 | $0 |
| James Marley | BOARD PRESIDENT | 0.3 | $0 |
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