Ihs the Institute for Human Services

Emergency shelter and food programs:during fy 2022, the covid19 pandemic continued to impact shelter capacity by reducing beds available due to social distancing and quarantine requirements. the Ihs emergency shelter program at sumner men's and kaaahi women's and family shelters still provided 63,648 nights to 948 unduplicated guests. This consisted of 519 single men, 205 single women, and 229 family members (63 families). 96 single men, 34 single women, and 25 families exited into transitional or permanent housing.the Ihs meal program served 304,214 meals throughout the year to both shelter guests and persons in need from the community. This includes three meals per day at kaaahi and sumner emergency shelters and specialty shelters, and breakfast and dinner at hale mauliola. In addition, the organization offered monthly food distributions to help replenish household pantries in the community.the hale mauliola housing navigation center, which opened in november 2015, entered its seventh year of service. In the fiscal year, the project served 214 homeless adults from singles and couples households with emergency shelter, case management, and targeted housing Services. A total of 132 clients exited, with 75 (57%) entering into housing placements. Ihs continued to operate the three existing tutu bert's house (tbh 1, 2, 3, and 4) medical specialty shelters for homeless adults exiting local hospitals. Tbh 5 opened in august 2021 and went offline in april 2022 to complete planned renovations. During the fiscal year, 191 persons were served by the tbh program and 148 exited, with 49 (33%) entering into housing.kalihi uka recovery house (kurh), a specialty shelter for homeless adults with behavioral health treatment needs, entered its fifth year of service. Kurh served 103 clients, exiting 92, of whom 31 (34%) exited into housing. Ihs continued to provide service at the hpd's urban and suburban honu mobile shelter sites. In fy 2022, honu served 1,070 clients across the urban honolulu and suburban sites. Of 1,038 exits, 57 exited to permanent housing, 393 to shelters, 69 to other temporary housing, and 11 to drug/alcohol treatment. On the streets, outreach continued the addition of covid education, distribution of hygiene kits, and linkage to testing and vaccination to the basic housing navigation they typically delivered in pre-pandemic times.

Community based case management program:ihs' ccs case management program served 344 adult consumers who have serious mental illness (smi). the homeless intensive case management plus (hicm+) program served 363 high utilizer adult clients with suspected severe mental illness. Targeted outcomes included reducing hospitalizations, arrests and linkage to treatment. Alcohol and drug abuse division (adad) funded Services provided outreach and care coordination to 168 homeless adults with substance use disorder.

Housing and other supportive Services programs:ihs delivers numerous programs that focus on rehousing and stabilizing individuals and families, along with promoting self-sufficiency.ihs' continuum of care (coc) funded permanent supportive housing program served 93 chronically homeless persons by assisting them to obtain or remain in permanent supportive housing during the year. Ihs' housing first program provided housing to 128 households comprising the most vulnerable chronically homeless. Ihs' homeless prevention and rapid re-housing programs provide assistance to households who recently became homeless or are on the verge of homelessness due to an event that affected the household such as job loss, illness, etc. the state hpo rrh program assisted 75 households with 175 household members to keep or place them in housing and the city esg rrh program assisted 167 individuals (116 adults, 51 children) with homelessness prevention and 82 individuals with rapid rehousing assistance. To qualify, these households must demonstrate that they will be self-sufficient following this temporary assistance. We collaborate with numerous other organizations to offer financial management skill building to the participants in this program, as these skills are critical to maintaining financial stability. Esg cares homelessness prevention Services were provided to 104 households (270 individuals). Along with housing programs, Ihs helps people prepare for or sustain themselves in stable housing by promoting a culture of self-responsibility, offering employment support with job search, writing resumes, preparing for interviews and other supportive employment counseling through our hele 2 work program. 906 persons were encountered, with 802 participating and 280 gaining jobs. This also includes our taking root urban agriculture program where shelter guests develop job skills by participating in on-site gardening classes. This program had 50 participants, with 9 participants gaining employment. Additionally, the new leaf custodial training program enrolled 56 participants in workplace safety and skills instruction, completing a total of 421 projects, and resulting in 12 participants being hired for employment. Other supportive Services programs include specialized case management programs for shelter residents which make numerous referrals to other community Services such as primary health, mental substance abuse treatment or other social Services. the Ihs family program served 124 (70 school aged) unduplicated homeless children in maintaining their academic performance through after-school homework support, enrichment activities and coordination with children's schools. 9 children participated in a 4-week summer fun program.outreach teams provide assertive outreach and needs assessments to unsheltered homeless adults and families, with facilitation of Services including psychiatric evaluation, substance abuse treatment, and transition into emergency shelter and stable housing. the team served a total of 840 individuals in urban honolulu, waikiki, moiliili, east honolulu, and windward oahu

Volunteer program:volunteers participated in activities ranging from serving meals, assisting with shelter projects, tutoring children, preparing or evaluating client resumes, office assistance, pro-bono professional Services, etc. In fy 2022, 526 individual volunteers donated over 11,594 hours and 39 groups donated 1,895 hours of assistance. These contributions of time and effort during a year of pandemic were evidence of community aloha and commitment to our mission of ending homelessness.

Medical services:in fy 2022 Ihs medical Services continued to provide contracted psychiatry Services in addition to sustaining the bridge clinic, internal medicine Services, and covid-19 response. Enhanced health Services were provided at the shelters as well as through hpd's honu urban and suburban sites.