1. Continuing Care Betsy Johnson Transitional Case Manager Working Together for What Works Amanda Blue, MSW, LCSW Director of Specialized Services 3 rd Annual Healing Place Summit October 13 – 14, 2011 Richmond, VA

2. What is Continuing Care? Services offered to clients who have completed the educational portion of the program (transition and alumni) Employment Housing Budgeting Legal Food

3. Life Skills Life Skills classes are taught on property by Wake Technical Community College Recently added a week of computer courses Ready to Rent

4. Barriers Criminal backgrounds Utilization of federal incentives – WOTC – Bonding program

5. Service Commitments 30 to 90 days Renewals Program movement/need for beds Stipend Job search

6. Alumni Outreach & Support Access to transitional case manager Alumni Association Monthly Calls to Silver Chip for one year Silver Chip Support Group Silver Chip Liaison – Elected Phase II position Daily calls to Silver Chip for 30 days

7. Housing Outcomes Benchmarks 1 year after completing the Transitional program (alumni)  Sober  Housed  Self-sufficient  Improved quality of life

8. 147 people included in this study  Clients who completed between Oct. 12, 2008 – Dec 3, 2010  101 men and 46 women Housing Study

9. 147 people included in this study – 102 sober 1 year later (69.4%) – 5 unknown outcomes – 40 known relapses 6 regained stable recovery Women (46) – 34 sober (73.9%) – 2 unknown – 10 relapsed 1 regained stable recovery Men (101) – 68 sober (67.3%) – 3 unknown – 30 relapsed 5 regained stable recovery Housing Study

13. Affordable, permanent, sober, supportive housing for alumni of The Healing Place Partnership with Passage Home  Passage Home owns and manages the property  The Healing Place provides case management and a resident manager Opened August 2008 Job‘s Journey

14. Profile of Job’s Journey Tenants 42 leases have been signed between August 2008 and October 2011.

15. Avg. Age40.91 High Age58 Low Age22 Profile of Job’s Journey Tenants Avg. Income$9.25 AMI30% Avg. Rent$302.75 High Rent$345.00 Low Rent$270.00

16. Choice of HousingSobriety Outcomes – 1 year later Job’s Journey90.5% (19/21) Emmaus House76.5% (13/17) Supportive Housing100% (11/11) Oxford House/Halfway House100% (5/5) Local landlords that rent to alumni76.2% (16/21) Silver Chip Roommate66.7% (12/18) 12-Step Roommate50% (4/8) Family/Significant Other50% (14/28) Roommate (not in recovery)50% (3/6) Self41.7% (5/12)

17. Sobriety Outcomes based upon distance moved from The Healing Place Wake County Johnston County Durham County Chatham County Franklin County Harnett County 75% sober 80% sober 31% sober 50% sober