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Reporting period ending: 2022-03-31

Programs and activities:

Ongoing programs:
FRED VICTOR IS A DYNAMIC, INNOVATIVE, RAPIDLY GROWING MULTI-SERVICE ORGANIZATION WITH A 125-YEAR TRACK RECORD OF ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, LIVING ON VERY LOW INCOMES, AND/OR IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. SERVICES INCLUDE PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, SHELTER, DROP-IN PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, MENTAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES, FOOD ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES AND A SOCIAL PURPOSE ENTERPRISE. FRED VICTOR SERVES INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES AND FAMILIES (APPROXIMATELY 12,000 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR).

New programs:
IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, FRED VICTOR WAS ASKED BY CITY SHELTER SERVICES TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE EDWARD VILLAGE HOTEL PROVIDING 250 UNITS/ROOMS. EDWARD VILLAGE HOTEL TEMPORARY SHELTER WILL HAVE SPECIALIZED SUPPORTS FOR HOMELESS WOMEN, MEN, AND COUPLES WHO FACE BARRIERS DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SUBSTANCE USE, SOCIAL ISOLATION, IMMIGRATION STATUS, UNEMPLOYMENT/UNDEREMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES, AND HISTORY WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE CLIENTS COME FROM RACIALLY, CULTURALLY, AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THE MAIN GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST CLIENTS WITH SECURING PERMANENT AFFORDABLE AND SAFE HOUSING WITH SERVICE CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY OF THEIR CHOICE

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