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work toward independent living.

Day Program

Our Day Program operates 356 days per year, from 9 am. to 7 pm. at Pacific House.

A variety of support services are available to both men and women and focus on three primary areas: case management, employment development, and an in-house recovery program.

Case management

Five full-time case managers work closely with clients to develop plans based on individual needs. Clients meet with an assigned case manager for weekly counseling sessions and participate in onsite and community services as deemed appropriate.

Job Readiness

The Job Readiness program assists clients in the areas of employment readiness, career planning, job search tools, resume preparation, educational and vocational training and referrals, and employment maintenance.

Recovery Program

Drug and alcohol addiction is a major cause of homelessness. The Shelter operates an in-house recovery program in collaboration with Liberation Programs with the goal of helping clients adopt a more stable lifestyle without the use of alcohol or drugs.

Health Care

The emergency shelter also provides comprehensive primary healthcare services to all clients, regardless of insurance status, via a partnership with Optimus Health Care, Inc.  Optimus representatives visit the Emergency Shelter two days each week.  Each shelter client is encouraged to undergo a health screening shortly after their initial intake. Medical-related referrals are made as needed.

Outreach

In an effort to bring homeless individuals in off of the streets, dedicated case managers with expertise in drug treatment advocacy (DTA), and members of the Homelessness Outreach Poverty Eradication (HOPE) project go out into the community and inform homeless individuals (and persons at imminent risk for homelessness) about the services available to them.

Supportive Services for Veterans Families Program

This in-house program assists veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in an attempt to maintain their housing, and to rapidly re-house veteran families who have become homeless in lower Fairfield County.

Among the assistance offered is housing counseling and search assistance, vocational rehabilitation counseling, educational and training assistance, and help to coordinate and obtain benefits.