Program areas at Rosie's Place
Advocacy - some of the most important services we offer our guests are through our advocacy programs. The advocacy programs provide effective and compassionate support to all guests who turn to us for help. A remote center was established allowing guests to seek help from wherever they are. Advocates assist guests with housing, homelessness prevention, health and wellness care, educational and employment opportunities and emergency funds for eviction prevention and utility arrearages. We provide specialists who can assist women with more specific issues related to mental health, substance abuse disorders and housing. Our legal advocates help guests overcome obstacles to interacting with the legal system, like access to technology or services in their preferred language. The stabilization advocates deliver services to guests within their own homes providing multiipe resources to maintain stable housing by building long-term support and solutions.
Overnight extended stay - the overnight program at Rosie's Place provides safe, dignified, on-site emergency shelter for 20 women. While many of the guests in this program come directly from sleeping on the streets, others are escaping an abusive relationship or have been newly evicted. For women ready to take significant steps to change their lives, our overnight program serves as the bridge between housing and homelessness.
Food program - the dining room is the heart of Rosie's Place, where women come for nourishment, friendship and community. The kitchen prepares wholesome, nutritious and culturally inclusive meals 365 days a year, served in a cheerful environment. The dining room has implemented two seatings for lunch and dinner service. This allows the kitchen to serve more women and children while providing space for social distancing. All meals are offered to-go for guests who prefer, or need, to take it with them. The food pantry provides housed women with free, nutritious groceries once a week. Groceries include variety, are culturally inclusive and meet dietary needs and preferences.
The women's education center truly meets our guests where they are and gives them the opportunity to learn, achieve and plot their own path forward. All our classes are free. Students are not required to pass any tests to enroll, enabling them to learn at their own pace as they progress through curriculum levels. The classes continue to be operated via a hybrid program offering a combination of onsite and remote options for students. Our employment specialist helps guests apply for, acquire and keep gainful employment in the community.