Program areas at The Reciprocity Collective
Reciprocal Community Resource Network. Utilizing existing resources, TRC connects people within the unhoused community to medical & mental health resources, self care education, avenues for creative expression & more. In addition, we hired 2 unhoused individuals to work on our Outreach Team for 3months; learning employment basics, computer skills, & professional communication/behavior. At the end of their internships, TRC helps them find full time employment within the community. Our team connected with 1,285 participants and assisted them with over 9,000 items of assistance. Things like bus tickets (3,146), food support (188), obtaining vital documents (146), medical & mental health services (242), clothing & household items (216), cell phones (85), benefits acquisition (1,481), energy assistance (63). By decreasing isolation (connected over 2,000 times) TRC allows participants to find their way back to health & stability.
Supported Employment Program (SEP) - working with the business community to overcome the employment obstacles people experiencing homelessness, medical and/or mental health challenges, veterans, ex-offenders face. SEP helps these people secure competitive employment and provides long-term support to help them stay employed. SEP also provides employer partners with training and support to incorporate proinciples of trauma-informed care and safe, structured supervision throughout their workplace. Assisted 47 people gain employment and provided employment services (things like assisting with resumes, completing applications, interview coaching, tech access & skill building) to 52 individuals.
Street & Shelter Case Management brings us to where our folks need us most to provide resources & community support where there is often very little. By coordinating with strong collaborative partners (Colorado Access, Rocky Mountain Human Services, Denver HOST, Colorado DOLA / Division of Housing and CO Health Care Policy and Finance) TRC has successfully transitioned 197 chronically unhoused men & women with disabilities(up from 128 in 22) from shelters to their own homes with needed care and support. We also provided housing & employment support services to an additional 785 (up from 485 in 22) individuals. Knowing that not all things are solved by a house, TRC continues to check in & work with these families and individuals as they move forward to stability. While many of the families we found housing for in past years have found stability, we are still available to them as needed.