Ruths WARM House 2016 Program Goals/Outcomes
Met, Unmet,
Goals
1. Provide up to 6 months of transitional
housing for at least 16 homeless families at no
cost to participants.
2. Assist 10 homeless families in obtaining
stable housing upon WARM House program
completion.
3. Providing aftercare case management for 12
months to at least 10 formerly homeless
families following WARM House program
completion.
4a. Provide one on one case management for at
least 16 homeless residents (head of
households)
4b. Provide training and skill development for
adult residents in:
1. life skills
2. food planning and nutrition
3. money management and budgeting
4. parenting skills
5. job readiness and employment searching.
Planned, or Other Outcomes
Met Provided transitional housing to 18
families.
11 families moved into more stable
Met housing upon discharge.
11 families received unofficial
Unmet aftercare services through collective
effort of staff but no formal
documentation or outcome tracking.
Met Provided one on one case
management to 18 residents/HOHs.
1. Met All residents were linked to services
2. Met or provided access to:
3. Met
4. Met 1. life skills training through onsite
5. Met weekly support group focuses,
2. onsite weekly food/menu planning
and nutrition discussions,
3. Onsite weekly individual budgeting
assistance & quarterly financial
management training,
4. Onsite weekly parenting group and
referrals to more intensive services,
5. One on one job readiness and job
search assistance.
Notes
18 households served included 31 children.
5 of the 18 households were current residents as of EOY.
Additional data on 7 additional households not moving
into more stable housing: 1 moved into longer term
shelter with more appropriate services, 1 discharge
outcome unknown, and 5 remained in program at end of
reporting period.
Funding for aftercare hours not approved by WARM
Board until August 2016 and only on temporary basis.
Staffing schedule could not accommodate at that time
due to upcoming changes in program staff.
Case management focuses were guided by individual
need assessments using the Self-Sufficiency Matrix, an
Individualized Plan of Care, and SMART goals with
measurable outcomes for each resident.
1. Licensed counselor specializing in at-risk families
provides weekly support groups that includes addressing
life skills
2. House Manager provides support for food/menu
planning & various womens groups assists. Volunteer
nutritionist is no longer available for monthly meetings.
3. House Manager provides weekly intensive budgeting
focuses and accountability for each resident. United Way
provided quarterly Financial Management training twice.
4. Weekly parenting groups were provided by volunteer
and Program Manager using Active Parenting
Curriculum (evidence based). Referrals to Office on
Youth and Early Intervention programs completed as
needed.
5. Program Manager worked one on one with residents
for job search, residents referred to Waynesboro Area
Learning & Tech Center for job search and readiness
skills, and relationship with 2 staffing companies
established for job placement.
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5. Help residents immediately obtain
professional counseling and support services
for substance abuse when a need or potential
need is identified during initial case
management session.
Develop a reading volunteer program for all
homeless children and a tutoring program for
the school aged children residing in the
program.
Ruths WARM House 2016 Program Goals/Outcomes
All residents with substance abuse use
Met history or indications of history are
required to attend weekly recovery
meetings and participate in an
assessment by Valley Community
Services Board or other certified
provider.
Reading volunteer program started
Partially Met but volunteer had to stop due to
health.
One on one tutoring offered to all
children and arranged through schools
or afterschool program as needed.
Licensed Counselor also addresses substance abuse
recovery related topics in some support groups as needed
and works with the Program Manager in reviewing
resident mental health and recovery related needs on a
regular basis.
Debra talked with principal of William Perry Elementary
in November about strengthening the childrens reading
levels at Ruths WARM House. The principal verbally
committed to having her Reading Specialist help create a
reading volunteer program with specific goals for
WARMs children in 2017 and involve the William Perry
reading teachers as volunteers.
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