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- EIN 22-3029733
- 516 Essex St Lynn MA 01902-3980 USA
- http://habitatplus.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Human Services, Mental Health, Military & Veterans Organizations, Residential Mental Health Treatment, Unknown, Veterans
Mission: Mission Statement: To provide interim and transitional supportive, sober housing to veterans with psychiatric disabilities, who would otherwise be homeless. To provide program participants with information and advocacy to access existing service programs. The goal for program participants is to maintain stable housing.
Programs: Habitat P.L.U.S., Inc. (HP) a supported living environment provides supported living to psychiatrically disabled veterans who would otherwise be homeless. HP offers a continuum of care through two living options. The Group Home offers live-in staff and a high level of supervision to eleven veterans in the areas of daily living (ADL) skills, assistance with mental health services coordination and medical supervision. Staff prepares and serves all meals family style. The second program offers graduates from the group home, who demonstrate higher skill potential, a more independent, yet still supported living environment. The five veterans in this program have their own apartments and receive staff support for higher skill development in the areas of ADL skills management, money management, food planning, purchasing and preparation.All veterans must maintain a sober lifestyle and these programs can be utilized as a permanent, as well as transitional, housing option.