Causes: Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Housing & Shelter, Human Services, Mental Health, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

Mission: To empower families and individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness to rebuild their lives with the involvement of the community.

Results: Friendship Place in 2013:
•Outreach ― Street outreach to homeless men and women where they are, with a focus on the hardest to serve. Connected with 130 individuals. Upper NW DC.
•Hospitality ― Food, coffee, basic needs, showers and laundry, phone and internet, and case management. 575 individuals served, more than 40 visitors a day. Upper NW DC.
•Free Health Care ― 701 medical consultations and 329 psychiatric consultations provided. Upper NW DC.
•Transitional Housing ― Congregational-sponsored shelters and apartments. 58 served. Upper NW DC.
•Direct Housing ― Rapid rehousing. Helped 32 people move directly from the streets into affordable private-market housing in its first six months. District-wide.
•Permanent supportive housing ― 212 housed, with a housing stability rate of 98 percent. District-wide.
•AimHire ― Job preparation, placement and retention, paired with housing placement. Placed 116 men and women into jobs, with 113 stably housed as well. DC Metro Area.
•Veterans First ― VA-funded program that (1) helps homeless veterans and their families get back into housing quickly and (2) prevents homelessness for veteran households at risk of losing their housing. Served 464 people – veterans and their family members, including 60 female veterans and 150 children. Of 323 people who exited the program during the year, 96% graduated to stable permanent housing, the rest to temporary housing. DC Metro Area.
•Community Engagement ― 299 presentations to or meetings with congregations, schools and colleges, businesses, professional associations and conferences, other nonprofits, government entities (DC, Federal and Maryland), involving staff, board, volunteers and/or program participants, for the purpose of educating, advocating, sharing best practices and/or building partnerships. DC Metro Area, national.

Target demographics: people experiencing or at risk of homelessness

Direct beneficiaries per year: 1,000 people

Geographic areas served: the Washington, DC, Metro area

Programs: street outreach, hospitality, free medical and psychiatric services, job placement, case management, transitional shelter, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, permanent supportive housing, and specialized services for Veterans and their families.