Case Management, Homeless available at Waypoint

notes: Case Management The case management service model helps women identify, prioritize and resolve problems to improve their situations. The on-site case manager provides one-on-one guidance, encouragement, accountability and direction to the most appropriate community resources who can help with barriers such as affordable housing, mental illness, legal services, job skills, substance abuse treatment, affordable child care, domestic violence and more. The case manager helps clients set goals, provides them with appropriate information, and plots realistic solutions to be attained during their stay at shelter and beyond. -> Case Management The case management service model helps women identify, prioritize and resolve problems to improve their situations. The on-site case manager provides one-on-one guidance, encouragement, accountability and direction to the most appropriate community resources who can help with barriers such as affordable housing, mental illness, legal services, job skills, substance abuse treatment, affordable child care, domestic violence and more. The case manager helps clients set goals, provides them with appropriate information, and plots realistic solutions to be attained during their stay at shelter and beyond. Post-Shelter Outreach Support A post-shelter outreach specialist provides a continuation of case management services in women's homes to assist with working toward goal achievement for up to one year after departing from The Waypoint Madge Phillips Center. The Specialist offers a holistic approach to working with each client to guide them in tackling the seemingly insurmountable challenges that they face to help them maintain long-term self-sufficiency. The Specialist assists clients by working with appropriate services within the community, offsetting discouragement, monitoring progress toward goals, improving her self-concept, and assisting with establishing a support network.