PROGRAMS
Critical, life changing services for those who need them most.
Pacific House offers a rich array of services that help prevent and end homelessness in our community. For those experiencing homelessness, our team works tirelessly to help them move on to supportive and affordable places to live, including housing that Pacific House develops and operates. For those teetering on the edge of homelessness, we find solutions so they can avoid the trauma of becoming homeless.
The difference we’re making, in the words of the people we’re helping.
Every day homeless men and young adults come to Pacific House in need and our team immediately gets to work helping them get back on their feet – hopeful, renewed, and on their way to building better lives.
• Operates 365 days/year, 24 hours/day
• Serves 60-100+ men and young adults each night
Day Program
Our Day Program operates 365 days per year, from 9 am. to 7 pm. at Pacific House shelter. A variety of support services are available to both men and women.
Case Management
Keeping true to the Pacific House Mission, case managers work closely with clients to develop housing plans based on individual needs. Clients meet with an assigned case manager for weekly sessions and participate in onsite and community services as deemed appropriate.
Health Care
The emergency shelter also provides comprehensive primary healthcare services to all clients, regardless of insurance status, via a partnership with Optimus Health Care, Inc. Optimus representatives visit Pacific House and each client is encouraged to undergo a health screening shortly after their initial intake. Medical-related referrals are made as needed.
Outreach
Transitioning from life on the streets to life in the shelter
Our homeless outreach teams identify and initiate contact with homeless individuals, providing encouragement and assistance with attaining adequate shelter and access to services. These individuals are referred to our outreach specialists by police, churches, human service providers and other community agencies and members. Homeless individuals are found living under bridges, in cars, bus or train stations, and in encampments. We offer a variety of support services and shelter where we can assist these individuals in their transition from homelessness.
In an effort to bring homeless individuals in off of the streets, dedicated case managers with expertise in drug treatment advocacy (DTA), and members of the Homelessness Outreach Poverty Eradication (HOPE) project go out into the community and inform homeless individuals (and persons at imminent risk for homelessness) about the services available to them.
Young Adult Program
This program aims to meet the immediate critical needs of homeless young adults ages 18 - 24 with enhanced facilities (separate dormitory space within the shelter outfitted with desks and study area) and a dedicated case manager with experience dealing with the unique needs of this age group. The goal is to connect clients with services they may not know are available to them and to keep them off the streets where they are most vulnerable.
Served 76 clients, including 5 members of the LGBT community
Helped 3 young adults go from the street to college
Placed 9 young adults in their own stable housing
Discharged 2 young adults to the military
Assisted 21 clients in obtaining employment
Helped 16 young adults become ‘document ready’ so they have the ID materials needed to get jobs, move into housing, etc
Recovery Program
Drug and alcohol addiction is a significant cause of homelessness. The shelter operates an in-house recovery program in collaboration with Liberation Programs to help clients adopt a more stable lifestyle without the use of alcohol or drugs.
Since its inception in 2006, 275 clients have enrolled in the program.
63 clients have graduated from the program (27%, when the national average is 10-12%).
55 program participants have maintained their sobriety (73%).
