Emmaus Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Oct 25, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$6,197,159

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Housing services was first established in december 2000 as the agency's housing assistance program with funds from the massachusetts department of transitional assistance. Prior to this time, there was a housing search worker on staff at emmaus house to help homeless families find permanent housing. In august 2005, the housing assistance program expanded to include housing for information services and rental assistance program for people living with hiv and aids (plwha). Today the housing services staff team connects families and individuals to a wide range of housing opportunities, including emmaus-run programs as well as government-funded rental assistance programs and other financial resources. The team continues to stay connected to families for up to 12 months after they leave shelter by providing housing stabilization services. Emmaus is linked to an extensive network of local landlords, housing authorities, and low-income housing projects as well as over 150 service providers. Emmaus programs have consistently achieved high housing placement rates, ranking among the top in the state.the ma department of housing and community development (dhcd) introduced its new home base program in august 2011. The program was designed to divert homeless families away from shelter and hotels and into permanent housing by providing rental assistance for up to 3 years and one-time household assistance of up to $4,000. Emmaus, through a sub-contract with community teamwork inc. (cti) in lowell, has been operating the front door of the homebase program at the dta office in lawrence since the program's inception. Emmaus is also responsible for providing follow-up stabilization services to families placed into housing. From august - december 2011, emmaus pre-screened 6,089 families to determine eligibility. Of the 262 families who were deemed eligible to receive ea benefits through the homebase program, 226 families were granted rental assistance and 36 families were granted household assistance. Through this program emmaus is now working with 600 formerly homeless families who are living in the community.emmaus launched the d'youville center for social justice in fall 2008. The center now serves as the emmaus hub for service learning, volunteerism, public awareness-building, social research, public policy development, and advocacy. On-going activities include road home tours offered twice monthly; recruiting, screening, and training individuals to volunteer in emmaus programs; organizing volunteer service days for groups of adult and youth volunteers from businesses, faith communities, and civic organizations; outreach activities. Since june 2009, the center has been awarded four one-year americorps*vista volunteers. For the first three years, the vista volunteer supported the partnership between the center and northern essex community college (necc). Several necc courses across multiple disciplines integrated community service learning opportunities based at emmaus into their course curriculums. Together emmaus and necc have educated more than 500 students and faculty about homelessness and poverty. For the upcoming year, the vista volunteer will seek to work to create a well-run internal food management system at emmaus as well as create a hunger food network across the city of haverhill that will engage multiple organizations serving homeless, hungry and low-income families and individuals.the d'youville center for social justice is named after saint marguerite d'youville, a beloved role model to jeanine murphy, executive director of emmaus. Born on october 15, 1701 in quebec, canada, mother d'youville was the first native canadian to be elevated to sainthood. Marguerite always fought for the rights of the poor and broke with the social conventions of her day. Marguerite was one woman, but her vision of caring for the poor has spread far and wide. Pope john xxiii named marguerite a saint and called her "mother of universal charity" - a w

Activity 3

Gilead program includes a 14-room (sro) boarding house at 100 winter street in haverhill and a shared-living apartment that provide group living for mentally ill individuals who are recovering from substance abuse. One of the apartments is located on the lower level of the building and the other one in emmaus building located nearby. In 1989, emmaus first received funding for gilead from the massachusetts department of mental health (dmh). In 2010, dmh changed the protocol for services requiring our program to be funded as a sub-contractor to the vinfen corporation. Gilead provides low cost rented rooms with clinical support services to 15 dually diagnosed individuals working their way toward independent living and employment. The shared apartment (2 clients per unit) offers housing and clinical support services for dmh clients deemed ready for more independent living. Clients are responsible for their own meals and household chores. Clients may participate in on-site services and staff is available to assist these clients in the event of medical and/or psychiatric emergency.

Filer

EIN

22-2702774