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Broad Street Ministry’s Approach to The Trauma of Chronic Scarcity
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Some background In Philadelphia…
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Some Background Philadelphia is…
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Some Background Philadelphia is… The 2 nd most food insecure Congressional District
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Some background In Philadelphia… One in four residents live below the poverty line…
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Some background In Philadelphia… One in four residents live below the poverty line…
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Some background In Philadelphia… One in four residents live below the poverty line… 185,000 of our neighbors live in deep poverty
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Some background In Philadelphia… One in four residents live below the poverty line… 185,000 of our neighbors live in deep poverty … including 60,000 children
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Our Guests Are sicker
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Our Guests Are sicker …one third report that they are in poor to fair health
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Our Guests Are sicker …one third report that they are in poor to fair health …and more than half are suffering from a chronic illness
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Our Guests Are underemployed
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Our Guests Are underemployed … less than ten percent are employed on a steady basis
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Our Guests More than likely to have been incarcerated
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Our Guests More than likely to have been incarcerated …half our guests have criminal records, and more than 60 percent have been incarcerated
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Our Guests Are invisible
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Our Guests Are invisible … one in four have no official government issued identification
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Our Model Trauma-informed…
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Our Model Trauma-informed… Harm-reduction…
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Our Model Trauma-informed… Harm-reduction… Focused on chronic scarcity…
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Our Model Trauma-informed… Harm-reduction… Focused on chronic scarcity… No lines…
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Our Model Trauma-informed… Harm-reduction… Focused on chronic scarcity… No lines…ENOUGH
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Our Model Trauma-informed… Harm-reduction… Focused on chronic scarcity… No lines…ENOUGH…
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Our Model Trauma-informed… Harm-reduction… Focused on chronic scarcity… No lines…ENOUGH…IS ENOUGH
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Outcomes 2014: 4,600 guests 50,000 meals (90,000 in 2015) 92,000 pieces of mail to 2,800 mail guests
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Outcomes Mail service stabilizes lives: – Employment – Social connections – Public benefits – Housing and more…
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BSM distributed 92,000 pieces of mail to 2,800+ mail subscribers in 2014.
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BSM distributed 7,800 personal care bags and 16,750 articles of clothing in 2014.
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Increasing Impact 4 to 7 meals with services per week case management services Employment services
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BSM mends 1,200+ garments each year.
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BSM provides therapeutic art for all guests.
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In 2014, BSM helped 840 guests receive medical and psychiatric care from onsite nurses.
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In 2015, BSM will serve more than 90,000 meals to at least 5,000 individuals.
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