Outcomes
The overall goal is clean, healthy, employed men who contribute to society
and a stronger, safer community.
Residents will maintain abstinent from drugs & alcohol
Residents obtain and remain in permanent housing
Residents will increase work skills and income
Residents with dual diagnosis will report decreased mental illness
symptoms
Residents with dual diagnosis will be medication compliant
3220 East 23rd Street Kansas City, MO 64127 816-842-5836
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Eighty percent (80%) of clients stayed in the program 30 days or more. Clients who stayed in the program for
at least 30 days were more successful - outcomes demonstrate an 8% increase in improved income, 16%
increase in abstinence, and 21% increase in housing between those who stayed 30 days and those who did
not.
For 2009, outcome results inculded:
Abstinent from drugs & alcohol.....76%
Increased work skills/income........56%
Obtained permanent housing........84%
Increased leadership skills............83%
Increased social skills....................85%
“The staff never gave up on clients and Benilde
is giving me the structure that I need. I believe
that Benilde Hall saved my life!”
For 2009 outcomes for Matt Talbot permanent housing apartments included:
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100% of those able to work were employed within the first month of moving to Matt Talbot
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100% of permanent housing residents were referred to community resources for services
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76% of residents remained abstinent from drugs & alcohol
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100% received support services during the first 30 days
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100% of veterans received assessment and medical services from the Veterans Administration
In 2009 199 clients were discharged from the program.
Discharge-Only Outcomes
All discharged clients N=199
Successful with all outcomes -
Abstinent from drugs & alcohol, Increased work skills
and income, Obtained and remained in permanent housing, 49%
Increased leadership skills, Increased social skills, Mental
health medication, Increased communication of mental
health symptoms
Abstinent from drugs & alcohol
69%*
*National outcome average is 38% (Office of Applied Science Discharge Report 2004)
Here’s a letter we recently received
Hi Kent,
I doubt if you remember me. My name is Dean and I lived there about 6
years ago. I was a homeless vet and an alchoholic. But I’m just dropping
a line to say that after my stay there, I ended up getting married and went
back to college and got a degree in culinary arts. I now live in Miami,
Florida and work at a resort here as a chef. And I’ve been clean and
sober for 6 years.
So all I would like to say is Thank You Very Much.
Dean