Program areas at Alexian Brothers Bonaventure House
The filing organization is a part of the ascension catholic health ministry. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization that delivers personalized, compassionate care to all, especially to those who need it the most. Alexian Brothers Bonaventure House has been serving individuals impacted by hiv/aids and related issues in the chicago metropolitan region for more than 30 years, providing housing, comprehensive services, and spiritual care. With services located at the harbor in waukegan, Illinois, Bonaventure House on the north side of chicago, bettendorf place on the south side of chicago and scattered housing sites, Bonaventure House (d/b/a Alexian Brothers housing and health alliance) strives to transform the lives of individuals who are homeless and living with hiv/aids within a supportive, compassionate community. We have the capacity to House 35 individuals in lakeview at Bonaventure House, 8 individuals at the harbor in waukegan, 23 individuals at bettendorf place in south chicago. In fy24 we housed a total of 307 clients, housing 50 clients at Bonaventure House, 11 at the harbor, and 22 at bettendorf place. Also, we served 109 people in community housing residences throughout the city of chicago, and 30 people in community housing residences in lake county and we served 85 clients throughout the chicagoland area with housing navigation services. 0 client engaged in our aftercare services in chicago and lake county. Our transitional living program provides residents a wide array of on-site supportive services. Individual sessions and group services are provided in all areas, including spiritual care, life skills, and psychosocial support groups such as hiv-support and sobriety support. Our goal is to help residents return to independent life in the community within a 24-month period. Our community housing program is in cooperation with the aids foundation of chicago and the department of housing and urban development. Through this program, homeless individuals with hiv are placed in scattered site housing with intensive case management. Scattered site housing is one way to support those who have graduated from the transitional living program and now need an affordable place to live. This program is expected to increase the success rate of individuals living independently by providing them with access to permanent housing and supportive services. Alexian Brothers Bonaventure House (d/b/a Alexian Brothers housing and health alliance) is part of the amita health system, a comprehensive and diversified healthcare organization headquartered in the northwest suburbs of chicago, serving more than two million people. Amita health is a ministry organization of ascension health, the largest catholic health system in the nation. The amita health system provides the community with a full range of comprehensive healthcare services and access to the most advanced medical technology. We are passionate about delivering exceptional health care and are proud of the powerful, cutting edge technology our skilled professionals are able to access. In addition, we offer a wide range of community health services, corporate wellness programs, preventive care and education. Our ministries exist to continue the Alexian Brothers mission of caring for the sick, the poor and the dying and promoting the physical, mental, spiritual and social health and well-being of all individuals we serve.