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Causes: Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Human Services
Mission: The mission of the bethesda center is to improve the lives of homeless individuals by providing shelter and supportive services leading to independent lives.
Programs: Bethesda center's supportive services provide a variety of services to those individuals who are registered in the resource center. Activities within this component are intense case management with a focus on permanent housing placement or other housing options, rental/utilities arrears payments and rental/utilities deposits, referrals to mainstream services, programming, peer support, bus passes and other services as identified based on assessments. This includes the following: haws: move clients from the street or shelter to permanent housing through collaboration with the housing authority of winston-salem. General case management: provide intensive case management for adults 18 plus to shelter clients for re-entry into market rate housing and assist them in developing knowledge to maintain their housing. Bethesda center manages a resource center for homeless individuals to receive services during the day and these services include eligibility determination for the night program until coordinated intake is operational; provide a safe place to be during extreme weather; location for housing services with case management; day services for basic human needs such as showers, laundry and bathroom facility; sign up for mail and identification voucher and location for agencies to provide services and a site for third shift homeless people to sleep while waiting for housing.
bethesda center's day emergency shelter provides a place for the homeless to be until the night shelters opens.
emergency night shelters: bethesda center's emergency mens night shelter provides a clean environment for men to sleep; shower wash clothes, emergency mens shelter provides a clean environment for men to sleep and to address hygiene issues and other barriers, such as employment, housing, etc. Bethesda center's emergency womens night shelter provides a clean environment for women to sleep, shower, laundry clothes and to address hygiene issues and other barriers, such as employment, housing, etc.