Good morning Richmond Diocese and administrators,























We would like to introduce our services and agencies involvement with the Hampton Roads Community. We are currently in partnership with local residential housing agencies, where we have contracted with the companies to help in our efforts to fill the void of homelessness. We would like to remind the local social service agencies that we are here as a resolutions to an alternative and not a Solution to an end. We are here to continue on the services that your agency have already put in place for services as far as residential services. Since we are private funded, we are very limited with our resources in comparison to Salvation Army, DSS, United Way and other such State funded program. We do not gain any profits from the placement of services like most of the boarding homes owners do throughout the Peninsula. 


Our pricing of $550 a month per person is priced at the very minimum before we get in the poverty conditions, in which everyone can agree is very poor. Therefore, we are not able to come down on the pricing over the next 12 months. With the steadily increases in energy and taxes, it makes it hard to get to obtain a safe and comfortable environment.




Each one of the agencies representative ask what do our company provides outside of residential services, we respond very politely, "Residential Services"! We look f




1. Social Services agencies, LINK, United Way and others should provide clients assistance with EBT, SNAP and Food Stamps - $125 - $185 month average

2. Client receives SSI per month at the rate of $733 a month  


3. Platinum Management Services llc - housing per person - $550 @ $18.88 day which is deducted from $733.00 at the balance of $188.00 (This doesn't includes taxes and application fee for services. If Social Services or CSB just help with $150 a month for the clients towards housing, then this program service works for the clients and state still saves money rather then having them in a crowded nursing home or living in a shelter.)


4. That leaves the average client with $188.00 in cash for spending and $150 in Food stamps (Taco Bell, Food Lion, Subway and other local restaurants. If a client is attending a Local Day Support with there medicaid services then they can obtain meals for lunch there. All Nation Church pickup clients on Sunday for spiritual services and then provide free meals.)


5. Social Services and other agencies provides and help client's obtain transportation vouchers and taxi tickets for clients to travel to from downtown and to local kitchens that serve free meals throughout the area (Independent Living skills)




The average single mother with 2 kids makes an average of $2,000 a month and lives a apartment for $800, while paying utilities at $350-$500 a month and $200-$250 a month in groceries. That's $1,350 to $1,600 a month divide by 3 total $437.50 to $533.33 a month comparison to per on Homeless status who is making $858.00 for 1 person. 




By meeting with Mayor Mckinley Price and Mayor George Wallace and explaining to them about the program services along with the  community initiative, they agree that it can work. We will give them the numbers at the end of April 2016 and how the program work.




Requirement:

1. At least 1 form of identification

2. Signed consent form for services and application submitted to our main office


3. Define form of payment for services




We have attached a copy of the program client application and brochure information with our residential locations at the bottom of the page. We ask that you cross reference ALL potential persons before submitting them our location for services. We want this process to go smoothly over the next 2 weeks, especially with the temperature dropping below 50!




The more Single clients that we place in our residential program, the more rooms that will be available for a single mom with a child or children.  





We spoke with our partners and they stated that for every 20 clients that a case manager have place for housing in the program we will charge a single mother 1/2 price off the room for her and the kids. So instead of paying $1,100 for room, she will only pay $550 for the room. If you shall have any questions, we ask that you email us for farther questions. (The case manager must be able to provide a list of each client that he/she have enrolled into our program for housing). 





We look forward to making this a comfortable evening for everyone this winter, because when it it's freezing cold and start snowing, we don't want to think about those who wasn't able to obtain their housing and warmth due to the thoughts of others. 





We want everyone to be warm and comfortable in the comfort of there home, the same way you where last night! 





Last week we filled nearly 50 beds in less then 3 days, let's meet our monumental goal of 200 people! We do not place clients in SLUM and DISTORTED environments, just to save money! Let the clients make that decisions! Please let work together!








Thank everyone for a better tomorrow! The sooner that we receive the forms back the faster we can process what is needed in order to move forward. NO applications are accepted on the Weekends. For Case Managers who shall have a large list, we ask that you provide a typed list of each client and their eligibility, gender, age and therefore for prompt processing! You can reach a representative at 804-301-1673 or 757-438-8899. Please be reminded that Department of Social Services and other local agencies submit their homeless contact information to Crisis homeless hotline, therefore the relationship with the agency is very minimal!




We don't know what your agency can do, but see how you can  help! We are here to help and the way GOD have directed up to do!