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- EIN 41-1227969
- (218) 720-6521
- 102 W 2nd St Duluth MN 55802 USA
- www.chumduluth.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: people of faith working together to provide basic necessities, foster stable lives and organize for a just and compassionate community.
Target demographics: People experiencing homelessness and poverty
Geographic areas served: Duluth, MN
Programs: Stabilization services - includes the emergency shelter program for families and individuals(serving 1,000 people a year); homeless street outreach (serving 150 people a year); the chum drop-in center (2,000 people a year); the chum clinic (450 people a year); family and individual case management, employment services, benefits advocacy and the steve o'neil apartments. The steve o'neil apartments provide permanent supportive housing for 44 families with children who have experienced long-term or recurrent homelessness. The steve o'neil apartments opened in late december 2014, and were fully occupied in march 2015. Based on circle of security and programs of participatory engagement such as the art of hosting, chum staff provides case management, family coaching, health and wellness programs, children's programs, and a wide variety of family and community events designed to build a sense of community and overcome the traumas associated with homelessness. All programs at steve o'neil follow housing first, harm reduction and trauma-informed philosophies and practices.
distributive services - includes three emergency food shelves (providing 6,830 5-day food packages to 2,232 households in 2017 and 6,675 5-day food packages to 2,175 households in 2016), a school supply project (for 1,200 children of low-income families), and household start-up assistance (for individuals and families moving from shelter to permanent housing).
congregational outreach - includes faith-based organizing and advocacy at the state and local level; expanding horizons, an immersion experience to expose participants to the issues of poverty, and to opportunities for service and social justice work; chum church (religious education and worship for adults with developmental disabilities); and volunteer outreach and coordination for all of chum's programs (about 900 people volunteer each year, 600 regularly and 300 for special events).