OED Staff Presents on Home to Hope Program Findings
On Monday October 5th, Home to Hope and Downtown Job Center staff were invited to deliver a presentation on activities of the Home to Hope program over its’ first year to Charlottesville City Council at their twice monthly meeting. Program supervisors and peer navigators spoke on the history of Home to Hope and how participants enter and engage in the program. Staff shared how peer recovery and supportive services are delivered as well as the community partnerships that have been integral to Home to Hope’s success. Some of the impressive statistics delivered to Council included: (1) 235 participants have been formally enrolled into the program, (2) Staff have conducted 18 peer support meetings and 16 Mindfulness Mondays meetings, (3) Over $53,000 has been distributed in supportive services to participants – for such basic necessities as housing, transportation, and employment-related needs, (4) 57 Home to Hope participants have been enrolled in the Charlottesville Housing RELIEF Fund, with more than $115,000 committed to assisting these participants in securing or maintaining stable housing, (5) Perhaps most impressively, to date 4.2% of participants have been returned to custody while enrolled, compared to historic reincarceration rates in this area of around 40% over 1 year periods.
