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SEP-01-98 TUE 10:31 THE SALVATION ARMY FAX NO. 6123384717 P. 04 long term stability this project will incorporate a number of innovative or at least special services including: 1. On site, supportive childcare, as well as enrollment in head-start programs where appropriate. 2. On site supportive services 3. Community building activities 4. Flexible lease, allowing resident placement in in-patient treatment programs when necessary without jeopardizing the permanent housing lease. 5. Support systems for children including various support programs while parent is in treatment. The Salvation Army believes that it is necessary to offer a broad range of support services in order to stabilize the lives of these difficult to serve families. The intent of this program is to both improve the present living situation of these families and, perhaps more important, to provide children with a solid foundation so that they can lead stable lives in the future. F. Non-Housing Support Services This building will be a supportive housing project. The concept is to provide enough on- site support services so that the residents, all of whom will move in with multiple problems and issues, will succeed in maintaining permanent housing and achieving stability. Services offered will include on-site child care, transportation, case management, chemical dependency counseling, health care coordination, TB screening, resident-led recovery group meetings and social activities. All staff will be experienced in working with homeless, chemically dependent persons and persons of color. Participant's service and housing needs will be assessed and tracked by stag starting with the resident selection process and continuing through the entire time residents live in the Family Supportive housing campus. Residents referred to the project will be selected using an established intake process that includes both an application and interview. This process will ensure that applicants meet the program criteria(including being homeless) and will solicit information regarding drug use,treatment histories, mental health as well as medical histories. This information will then be used to establish a case management plan as necessary. A case manager will be on-site full-time and will work with each family as necessary. Women With a Point- a Ryan White funded harm reduction organization will provide harm reduction based education, outreach and counseling support to program participants as well as education and training to staff.