My name is Eugene C., my wife Madylonne and I live at the CERC/PTYF Rapid Re-Housing location on W. 46th Street. We were asked if we would share our experience living at the CERC/PTYF housing program.
The 46th Street house that we now have live in for almost two years. We read and agreed to the terms and conditions to live here and they handed us our
keys. We both have now been working for over a year. We are very happy here because we have a place we can call home and have been able to establish our Goal!!!Thank you to the whole CERC/PTYF TEAM
Program Objectives
By the time the consumer has reached Phase 3, they would have developed:
- Consistent emotional support/Harm Reduction
- An opportunity to learn and practice independent living skills (i.e., grooming, money management, shopping, cooking, communication skills, conflict resolution skills, parenting skills, employment skills)
- Career counseling and guidance
- Continuing education
- Job-readiness training and occupational skills development and in most cases, they earn their first paycheck
- Health care, Medical, and Dental
- Access to mental health services (therapy, psychiatric treatment, substance abuse treatment)
Eligibility Criteria
Per Housing Program Facility
- Being homeless, (i.e., Co-Occurring, Mental Health issues, depression, anxiety, bi-polar, etc.) or Chronic Substance Abuse
- Individuals re-entering from the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), Coordinated Entry System (CES)
- Chronically Homeless (homeless continuously for one year or 4 episodes of homelessness within 3 years; streets, emergency shelter, emancipated youth, etc.) Placement from Drug Courts, County or State referrals.
- Referrals for people struggling with poverty and HIV/AIDS and our homeless veterans
The Goal
To work with the participants in a “Three Phase Housing Program Structure” by making available a clean and safe housing facility with the necessary supportive services that will assist them in learning how to become more self-sufficient and confident in choosing and achieving their personal goals to career, work, higher learning, and permanent housing.
Testimonials
Additional Supportive Services include:
- Case Management
- Linkage to Public Benefits
- Transportation when needed
- Substance Abuse Counseling and Treatment Program referrals
- Evidence-based; Toward No Tobacco, Toward No Drugs (TNT/TND) Education
- Linkage to Mental Health services
- Linkage to Community Resources
- Linkage to Educational Facilities (GED, High School Diploma, and College)
- Job Prep and referrals (Placement and Retention)
- Independent Living Skills (Anger Management, Mediation, and Money Management)
- Housing in Place/Permanent Housing Supportive Housing