The average age of of the people we serve is 42...
Our Solution
Fox Valley Carpenter’s Place
"Life Recovery Plan" Model Is:
An individual intake assessment lasts approximately 60-90 minutes and consists of the following components:
Holistic In Addressing Core Life Issues
Highly Collaborative and Leveraged
Applicable in Multiple Settings to:
Keep the near-homeless housed
Get to those facing near-homeless housed
Scaleable (from a single agency to an entire community)
A Sound "Social Return On Investment"
*Developed & Continually Enhanced In Collaboration with Northern Illinois University
A WORKABLE SOLUTION
A holistic and comprehensive assessment of the "Life Recovery Plan" covering 14 areas of a homeless person's life including:
Identification
Addictions
Transportation
Housing
Legal
Belongings
Relationships
Employment
Recreation
Health
Financial
Spiritual
Mental Health
Education
*Goal and outcome based.
*Balances compassion with accountability.
Extensive community collaboration that effectively coordinates and utilizes appropriate existing community resources including mainstream social services, faith-based organizations, churches and private institutions.
Cost effective with a high "social return on investment".
Relevant for homeless prevention as well as near-homeless intervention.
