RESOURCES FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INC
4700 WISSAHICKON AVENUE NO 126, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191444248 www.rhd.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: RHD IS A NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERED IN PHILADELPHIA. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CARING, EFFECTIVE, AND INNOVATIVE SERVICES THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES AS THEY WORK TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL (CONT. ON SCH. O)OF INDEPENDENCE POSSIBLE AND BUILD BETTER LIVES FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.RHD OPERATES APPROXIMATELY 160 PROGRAMS IN 13 STATES SERVING MORE THAN 50,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS EACH YEAR. OUR PROGRAMS SPECIALIZE IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH COMPLEX NEEDS INCLUDING MENTAL ILLNESSES, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, CHRONIC HOMELESS, SUBSTANCE USE, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS, ABUSE AND OTHER CONDITIONS. OUR SERVICES ARE EXTREMELY DIVERSE INCLUDING HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, JOB TRAINING, CAREER COUNSELING, SOCIAL SERVICES, ADDICTION COUNSELING, OUTSIDER ART, AND RETURNING CITIZENS.

RHD'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AS THEY BUILD SELF-DETERMINATION.

RESIDENTIAL, DAY, EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR INTELLECTUALLY/DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED - SEE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O.RHD OFFERS A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL, ART-BASED DAY, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION/PARTICIPATION SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION/PARTICIPATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN EIGHT STATES ACROSS OVER FIFTY PROGRAMS, WHILE OUR TWELVE ARTS-BASED DAY PROGRAMS ARE SPREAD ACROSS SEVEN OF THOSE STATES. RHD OFFERS SERVICES IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE (COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION/PARTICIPATION SERVICES ONLY), FLORIDA, MASSACHUSETTS, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: LIVE YES STUDIOS IN LINCOLN, NEB., WAS CHOSEN TO BE IN A PBS DOCUMENTARY ABOUT DISABILITIES AND THE ARTS. DUE TO COVID-19, ALL PLANS HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD UNTIL A SAFER TIME. OUTSIDE THE LINES STUDIO IN BOSTON, MASS. HAD ONE ARTIST WHO WAS SELECTED FOR AND DISPLAYED HER ART PIECES IN AN EXTERNAL SHOW. VALIANT STUDIOS, AN ARTS-BASED DAY PROGRAM IN OMAHA, NEB., ADDED CONSULTATIVE ASSESSMENT SERVICES AND RESPITE SERVICES TO THEIR PORTFOLIO. VALIANT STUDIOS HAD SIX ARTISTS WHO WERE SELECTED FOR AND DISPLAYED THEIR ART PIECES IN EXTERNAL SHOWS. GROWTH PROGRAM IN NAZARETH, PA., WHICH FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION SUPPORT (CPS) SERVICES, HAD SIX INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICES. CENTER FOR CREATIVE WORKS IN PHILADELPHIA, PA., HAD SIX ARTISTS TAKE PART IN THE OUTSIDER ART FAIR IN NYC IN JANUARY 2020. THIS IS A PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR WHICH REQUIRES COMMITTEE VETTING OF THE ARTWORK FOR ENTRY. CENTER FOR CREATIVE WORKS REPRESENTED THESE ARTISTS FOR FOUR DAYS AT THE FAIR AND SOLD NEARLY $23,000 IN ARTWORK. WORKS WERE PROCURED BY PRIVATE COLLECTORS AS WELL AS INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING A LARGE PAINTING BOUGHT BY THE MCGOVERN INSTITUTE OF MIT THAT NOW HANGS IN THEIR RECEPTION AREA. TO MAINTAIN A SENSE OF COMMUNITY DURING THE COVID-19 CLOSURE, FINE LINE STUDIOS IN ST. LOUIS, MO., DECORATED THEIR FLEET VEHICLES AND PERSONALLY DELIVERED ART SUPPLY PACKAGES TO EACH CLIENT'S HOME. THEY ALSO DEVELOPED VIRTUAL ART PROGRAMMING TO CONNECT WITH CLIENTS, AND ASSISTED IN ACCESSING TABLETS AND PROVIDING INSTRUCTION FOR THE DEVICES FOR CLIENTS LIVING AT HOME BLANK CANVAS STUDIOS IN ST. CHARLES, MO., HELD A VARIETY SHOW AT A LOCAL CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, HIGHLIGHTING THE STUDIO TALENT THROUGH A GROUP PERFORMANCE AND GRAND FINALE RENDITION OF "THIS IS ME." THE BAND AT IMAGINE THAT! ART STUDIO IN KANSAS CITY, MO., WAS ASKED TO PLAY AT THE MID WEST MUSIC FEST IN WINONA, MINN., THE WEEKEND OF MAY 1-3. THE BAND PERFORMED LIVE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE TRIP AND SCHEDULED A SECOND SHOW AT A LOCAL RECORD SHOP IN MARCH 2020. UNFORTUNATELY, THE LATTER PERFORMANCE AND MID WEST MUSIC FEST EVENTS WERE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

RESIDENTIAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES - SEE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O.PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES LEARN TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESOURCES FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT'S RESIDENTIAL SERVICES. OFFERINGS RANGE FROM SIMPLE RESIDENTIAL GROUP LIVING AND INDEPENDENT APARTMENTS WHERE RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, LEARNING TO MANAGE THEIR MEDICATIONS AND TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR OWN LIVES TO LIVING ARRANGEMENTS THAT OFFER A HIGHER LEVEL OF GUIDANCE AND CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DUAL DIAGNOSES OR FRAGILE MEDICAL CONDITIONS. RHD'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HOUSING DIVISION HAS OVER 100 PROGRAMS LOCATED IN IOWA, LOUISIANA, NEW JERSEY DELAWARE, FLORIDA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HOUSING SERVICE LINES INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ADDICTION RECOVERY, HOMELESSNESS, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND VETERAN'S AFFAIRS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: NEW FOUNDATIONS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED A NEW PSYCH REHAB DAY PROGRAM CALLED "LAUNCH PAD." IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM HAD SIX SUCCESSFUL DISCHARGES TO MORE INDEPENDENT SETTINGS. NEW FOUNDATIONS, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF GROUP HOMES FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, PROVIDES SUPERVISION, TRAINING, AND GUIDANCE IN DAILY LIVING SKILLS. PROGRAMMING AND SERVICE DELIVERY IS GUIDED BY THE PRINCIPLES OF RECOVERY TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE LIFE GOALS. THE YOUNG ADULT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (YALE) PROVIDES ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS 18 TO 22 YEARS OLD. NEW PERSPECTIVES, AN EIGHT-BED, SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR ADULTS IN CARBON AND PIKE COUNTIES, WAS ABLE TO EXPAND THE NATIONAL SUICIDE HOTLINE SERVICES FROM 8 HOURS PER DAY IN 3 COUNTIES TO 24/7 IN 10 PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPERVISED MENTAL HEALTH STABILIZATION SERVICES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS, OR WHO MAY NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM A STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT WHILE SUPPORTS ARE IDENTIFIED TO ENSURE STABILITY. CAFE THE LODGE WAS AWARDED THE 2019 SOCIAL MISSION PARTNERSHIP FROM FIG MAGAZINE TO EXPAND THEIR CURRENT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. IN ADDITION, A 3-STORY MURAL WAS PAINTED ON SIDE OF THE BUILDING, IN COOPERATION WITH SEVERAL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE MURAL HAS BEEN FEATURED IN NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS. FINALLY, 55% OF PROGRAM'S PARTICIPANTS WERE TRANSITIONED TO COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY IN PAST 12 MONTHS. THE CAFE IS A FULL-SERVICE CAFE IN BETHLEHEM, PA., THAT EMPLOYS PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. RHD'S NORTH CAROLINA AND DELAWARE PROGRAMS RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR CARF ACCREDITATION. CARF, THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES, SERVES AS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT ACCREDITOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS. IT ASSISTS PROVIDERS IN IMPROVING SERVICES BY APPLYING QUALITY STANDARDS DURING A CONSULTATIVE ON-SITE SURVEY. RHD LOUISIANA PATHWAYS PROGRAM EXPANDED TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL FOUR CONSUMERS IN TWO ADDITIONAL APARTMENTS. THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM IS A SUPERVISED, INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS OR A CO-OCCURRING MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTIVE DISORDER. THE KAILO PROGRAM EXPANSION RESULTED IN A NEW CRR SITE (CONGREGATE) FOR 4 MALES, INCREASING PROGRAM CENSUS FROM 8 TO 12. KAILO IS A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM PROVIDING SERVICES TO CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL CLIENTS WHO HAVE ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS. IN ADDITION, THE PHASE ONE EXPANSION OF WISTER STREET WAS COMPLETED, RESULTING IN A NEW, CRR STEP-OUT SITE (INDIVIDUAL APARTMENTS) FOR 3 MEMBERS. WISTER STREET PROVIDES A THERAPEUTIC RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS WHO HAVE SOME HISTORY OF FORENSIC INVOLVEMENT. UNITED PEERS/CSP SUCCESSFULLY SPONSORED THEIR 2ND ANNUAL CSP HEALTH & WELLNESS CONFERENCE. CONDUCTED THROUGH ZOOM, THE CONFERENCE FEATURED WORKSHOPS/TRAININGS ON THE FOLLOWING: COVID-19 TESTING; SOCIALIZATION; DISTANCING - TRAUMA INFORMED SPACES & PLACES; AND MY MASK, THEIR MASK - TRAUMA INFORMED CARE & CSP PRESENTATION. 87 MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE WHICH TOOK PLACE JUNE 26, 2020.

PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OTHER OUTPATIENT SERVICES - SEE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O.RHD PROVIDES A VARIETY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ADDICTION TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES, RANGING FROM INTENSIVE INPATIENT THERAPY, OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT, AND INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, TO INPATIENT TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL ILLNESSES AND ADDICTIONS. THE ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS IN 6 STATES, IN 44 PROGRAMS. RHD ALSO OPERATES A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NETWORK OF HEALTH CENTERS. FAMILY PRACTICE & COUNSELING NETWORK (FPCN), A PROGRAM OF RHD, IS A NETWORK OF FIVE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDING PRIMARY CARE, INTEGRATED AND OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DENTAL, PRENATAL CARE, NUTRITION COUNSELING, ADVOCACY AND MORE IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS IN PHILADELPHIA FOR 28 YEARS. THE HEALTH CENTERS ARE NURSE-MANAGED AND OPERATE WITH THE VISION THAT QUALITY HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE. FPCN PROMOTES RESILIENCY AND WELL-BEING AMONG PATIENTS, STAFF AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND SERVE OVER 22,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL REVIEW FROM MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, LEHIGH VALLEY ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (LVACT) WAS AWARDED A PREFERRED PROVIDER STATUS FOR THEIR HIGH-LEVEL DELIVERY OF SERVICES. LVACT IS A RECOVERY-FOCUSED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY WITH TREATMENT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES WHO ARE WORKING TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS TO RECOVERY FROM MENTAL ILLNESS. RHD LOUISIANA ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT) PROGRAM EXPANDED TO CREATE A FIFTH TEAM. THE TEAMS PROVIDE SERVICES TO 100 ADULTS EACH, REACHING UP TO 500 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS. ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS, CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESSES THROUGH AN OUTREACH, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH. RHD LOUISIANA RECEIVED A START-UP GRANT TO OFFSET LA ACT TEAM 5 ($100,000). IN ADDITION, RHD LOUISIANA RECEIVED A GRANT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AUGMENTED SERVICES FOR TELEHEALTH VIRTUAL ADDICTION GROUPS WITH ACT CONSUMERS ($25,000). IN FEBRUARY, IOWA CEDAR RAPIDS BECAME AN OFFICIAL FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION CENTER. FPCN WORKED DILIGENTLY TO HELP SLOW THE SPREAD AND FLATTEN THE CURVE OF COVID-19 IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.- TESTED OVER 1,000 PEOPLE MONTHLY AT CLINICS AND MOBILE TESTING EVENTS- EXPANDED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO ADD ADDITIONAL MOBILE TESTING EVENTS AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA- INTEGRATED HEALTH EDUCATION AND OTHER DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; DENTAL SERVICES; AND OUTREACH TEAMS, AT TESTING SITES- SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED TELEHEALTH AS A NEW WAY OF DELIVERING SERVICES IN ALL CLINICAL DISCIPLINES- DECREASED NO/SHOWS AND INCREASED PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND ACCESS ADDITIONAL FPCN PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:- EXPANDED MAT AND HEPATITIS C TREATMENT PROGRAMS- SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN PATIENTS THROUGH MILLION HEART PROJECT

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