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Services For The Homeless in
Fort Wayne
People in need of residential services in Fort Wayne can receive assistance through
a variety of private and government agencies. Each of the agencies attempts to tailor
its services to a perceived need in the community, and this specialization is generally
successful in reaching those in need. However, gaps in services still exist.
Emergency (Short-Term) Services
The homeless come into the social service delivery system at a number of entry
points. They usually seek out a social service agency which mayor may not be in a
position to fill their immediate needs.
The City of Fort Wayne funds a program designed to provide short-term emergency
assistance - the Emergency Homeless Outreach Team (EHOT), funded using
a portion of the City's emergency homeless grant.
EHOT is a collaboration between Vincent House and Community Action of
Northeast Indiana (CANI). When a social service agency becomes aware of someone
in need, they contact Vincent House (which has a staff person assigned to pursue
the case). The first step in finding shelter will be to make a request to existing
shelters-the Rescue Mission, Revelation Mission, the YWCA Women's Shelter,
or the Township Trustee (Wayne Township maintains emergency apartments at Oak
Lawn Court).
If space is not open (or if the wrong type of space is available), then funding is
McKinney Homeless Assistance Funding
available to place the
client in a local hotel.
(Funding comes
through a Federal
Emergency Management
Agency grant
administered by
CANI, whose only
function in the EHOT
team is to reimburse
claims by Vincent
House). The client's
stay in the hotel is
limited, however, and
generally within 24 to
48 hours alternative
living arrangements
State of Indiana and Fort Wayne
Emergency Shelter Grants
Pennanent Shelters
Transitional Shelters
SAFAH
Shelter + Care
HOPWA
Dollars represent total funding. 1987-1994
State of
Indiana
13,061,000
2,347,694
21,182,568
1,181,101
2,488,500
1,226, III
41,486,974
Fort
Wayne
542,000
518,893
2,435,167
209,200
525,900
o
4,231,160
0/0 of
Statewide
4.1%
22.1%
11.50/0
17.70/0
21.10/0
0.0%
10.20/0
Taxpayers Research Assodation Homeless Repon
Page 9
Object Description
| Title | Homeless in Fort Wayne |
| Alternative Title | Taxpayers Research Association homeless report |
| Contributor |
Foellinger Foundation Taxpayers Research Association (Fort Wayne, Ind.) |
| Topic | Human Services |
| Subject |
Homeless persons--Indiana--Fort Wayne--Statistics Homeless persons--Services for--Indiana--Fort Wayne |
| Geographical Coverage | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Date of Original | 1995 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: The homeless in Fort Wayne. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: The Association, 1995), 41 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from 400 dpi, 1-bit, uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software, black and white configuration. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000122013166 |
| File Name | 30000122013166.pdf |
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| Title | Page 11 |
| Transcript | Services For The Homeless in Fort Wayne People in need of residential services in Fort Wayne can receive assistance through a variety of private and government agencies. Each of the agencies attempts to tailor its services to a perceived need in the community, and this specialization is generally successful in reaching those in need. However, gaps in services still exist. Emergency (Short-Term) Services The homeless come into the social service delivery system at a number of entry points. They usually seek out a social service agency which mayor may not be in a position to fill their immediate needs. The City of Fort Wayne funds a program designed to provide short-term emergency assistance - the Emergency Homeless Outreach Team (EHOT), funded using a portion of the City's emergency homeless grant. EHOT is a collaboration between Vincent House and Community Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI). When a social service agency becomes aware of someone in need, they contact Vincent House (which has a staff person assigned to pursue the case). The first step in finding shelter will be to make a request to existing shelters-the Rescue Mission, Revelation Mission, the YWCA Women's Shelter, or the Township Trustee (Wayne Township maintains emergency apartments at Oak Lawn Court). If space is not open (or if the wrong type of space is available), then funding is McKinney Homeless Assistance Funding available to place the client in a local hotel. (Funding comes through a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant administered by CANI, whose only function in the EHOT team is to reimburse claims by Vincent House). The client's stay in the hotel is limited, however, and generally within 24 to 48 hours alternative living arrangements State of Indiana and Fort Wayne Emergency Shelter Grants Pennanent Shelters Transitional Shelters SAFAH Shelter + Care HOPWA Dollars represent total funding. 1987-1994 State of Indiana 13,061,000 2,347,694 21,182,568 1,181,101 2,488,500 1,226, III 41,486,974 Fort Wayne 542,000 518,893 2,435,167 209,200 525,900 o 4,231,160 0/0 of Statewide 4.1% 22.1% 11.50/0 17.70/0 21.10/0 0.0% 10.20/0 Taxpayers Research Assodation Homeless Repon Page 9 |
