St Vincents Institution

Programs: St. Vincent's early childhood education (ecec) is a catholic childcare and early learning center for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years with a licensed capacity of up to 107 children. St. Vincent's ecec provides an excellent learning environment and operates three separate development programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The children benefit from a high quality food and nutrition program where each child is provided two hot meals and one snack daily. The outdoor classroom is a vital component of the program allowing for education, play and exercising in a safe, fresh air environment. For the year ended, 113 clients were served for 246 days.

st. Vincent's family strengthening program (fsp) provides transitional housing and support services for single mothers and their children, ages zero to five. In keeping with st. Vincent's mission of family strengthening, the program is designed to help each resident create stability and emotional and spiritual well-being for herself and her children. St. Vincent's residential program is a sober living environment that offers a complete program of services designed to comprehensively address multiple life issues that confront families in the program. The program provides case management, individual therapy, support groups, parenting education and a structured therapeutic setting and schedule for the mothers as well as a child development program for the children. The program is a two year program. For the year ended, 50 clients were served for 365 days.

campus affordable housing program - during the development stages of two major affordable housing programs on campus, st. Vincent's was a co-corporate member and co-sponsor with mercy housing, inc. In 2008, st. Vincent's gardens, offering 75 two, three, and four bedroom apartments, opened for families in need of affordable housing. In the same year, st. Vincent's was proud to announce the opening of villa caridad, a hud 202 prac senior property, providing 95 one-bedroom apartments for low-income seniors on its property. Many of these seniors had been living in their automobiles, on the street, or in shelters before the opening of these apartments. On january 1, 2014, st. Vincent's became the sole corporate member and managing agent of villa caridad and on march 11, 2014 st. Vincent's became the general partner of st. Vincent's gardens. For the year ended, 600 clients were served for 365 days.