Community

Community

H.O.P.E.
Helping Other People through Empowerment, Inc.
Wellness and Recovery Center

"The HOPE of a new direction."

Community (Clientele of H.O.P.E.)

	100% of consumers are mentally ill.
	95% of consumers are homeless.
	Majority of consumers are male.
	Consumers learn about the program through word-of-mouth and referrals from nearby psychiatric care facilities.

“Getting mentally ill homeless people off the streets and into supportive housing costs taxpayers only slightly more than leaving them to fend for themselves… researchers found setting up the mentally ill homeless in housing with support services costs only about $994/person more than the $40,500 these individuals run up when they don’t have homes.” -- Barbara Martinez, Wall Street Journal 2001

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“Only five to seven percent of homeless persons with mental illness need to be institutionalized…” -- Federal Taskforce on Homelessness and Severe Mental Illness