Program areas at Operation Hope of Fairfield
The clinical support and affordable supportive housing program implements a team of skilled social workers, including msws and daily living skills coaches, that provides clinical and case management support to help community residents develop and obtain housing maintenance skills, increase their income, work on their physical and mental health, and increase their self-sufficiency and independence. Comprehensive services are provided to residents of the organizations housing units, clients who reside in market rate units scattered throughout the community, and homeless individuals and families who are waiting to be housed.
The volunteer support program provides opportunities for members of the community to become directly involved with the organization by volunteering their time and talents. Based upon their skills and preferences, volunteers are matched with appropriate project based short or long term activities including: cooking or serving meals, helping in the food pantry, tutoring, holiday activities, babysitting, administrative support or fund raising event support.
The homeless response center/shelter program/community kitchen/food pantry provides outreach services, emergency shelter, food and support. The organization operated shelters for men, women and families through december 2018 after which it discontinued shelter operations in favor of providing services to help individuals & families find & keep permanent housing through a homeless response center team that conducts outreach, intake, case management & housing placement in conjunction with existing short-term rapid rehousing & supportive housing programs. There is also a community kitchen serving two meals a day (lunch & dinner), and a food pantry to provide basic needs to those who struggle to make ends meet. Outreach and information/referral services are also made available to users of the pantry & kitchen services.