Outcomes   3220 East 23rd Street   Kansas City, MO 64127   816-842-5836 Call United Way’s Info & Referral Line - Dial 211 The Therapeutic Community of Benilde Hall. 2011 Services provided at Benilde Hall included: • Housing – Transitional housing services for 65men and long term independent housing for 12 men  • Substance Abuse Treatment - All residents must participate in a recovery program that  includes group counseling, community groups, individual counseling and case  management.  • Services for Persons with Co-existing Disorders - On-site psychological services for  clients with the dual diagnosis of substance abuse and mental illness.     • Medical Assessment & Education – On  site  HIV   testing  and  health  literacy   education groups. • Case Management - Depending on the unique needs of each resident.  Additional  services include:  employment counseling, independent living skills, recreation activities,  legal advocacy & referrals transportation, spirituality, financial counseling, family  counseling, referrals to community self help groups.  To be successfully discharged from Benilde Hall clients must be abstinent, have improved income, move to stable housing and if they have a mental illness, they must have improved mental health. In 2011 sixty-two percent (62%) of the clients to enter Benilde Hall successfully discharged the program. 2011 Highlights • Supportive housing & treatment services were provided to 333 men.  • 62% successfully discharged the program with increased income, stable housing, improved mental health, increased social skills, and abstinent from drugs & alcohol. • More than 2,200 individuals received services through street outreach.  Services included hot meals, hygiene items, clothing, disease prevention, and referrals.  • Benilde Services, a compensated work program provided employment opportunities to the men of Benilde Hall. The program provides lawn care, nursery & landscaping, painting, snow removal, and repair services. To participate in Benilde Services the client must be compliant with their program including being abstinent from drugs & alcohol and participating in treatment services.  Eighty percent of Benilde Services participants have maintained sobriety, Thirty-three (33%) have found other or additional employment.  Forty percent (40%) have found housing and moved into aftercare programming.  • Benilde Services mowed more than 33 Kansas City area schools and maintained over 300 city lots. • Benilde Hall’s community partners include Kansas City Kansas Community College, UMKC, Metropolitan Community Colleges, and Avila University to provide field placement practicum for students in the fields of social work, psychology, and substance abuse and addictions.  Under staff supervision, student interns provide counseling services and facilitate groups.  The contribution this year in donated time by student interns was more than $20,000. Clients Served Benilde Hall provides supportive housing, substance abuse  treatment, mental health and case management services to  homeless men with addiction and mental health issues. In 2011  services were provided to 333 men at Benilde Hall and Matt  Talbot. Benilde Hall is a unique program offering housing, substance abuse treatment, and treatment for mental illness to homeless adult men all in one single facility .  View 2011 Full Benilde Hall Annual Report