2011 Year in Review

 Who We Housed

  • 750 Adults and Children found homes at Jericho Project in 2011 63% of adult residents were men and 37% were women
  • 503 adults
  • 247 children
  • The average age of Jericho’s adult residents was 47

 

Jericho at Work

  • 85% (373 of 441) residents participated in Jericho’s Workforce Opportunities program during the reporting period.
  • 91% (339 of 373)of participating residents met with their Career Counselors:
  • 86 were enrolled in educational and accredited skills-training programs
  • 152 residents were working at an average hourly salary of $9.97.
  • Jericho made 65 new job placements — 39 full-time placements and 26 part-time placements.
  • Jericho launched its Homeless Veterans Employment Program, which provides skills training and employment placement to veterans not residing at Jericho.

 

Pathway to Sobriety

  • 87% of Jericho residents with a substance abuse disorder maintained their sobriety.
  • Jericho resident’s 13% relapse rate is remarkable considering the typical relapse rate averages between 40%-60% according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse

Healthy Families First

  • 48 families participated in Jericho’s Family Reunification program — 40 current residents and 8 graduates.
  • 31 families were successfully housed in the Family Supportive Apartment Program

 

On With Life

  • 28 residents graduated from Jericho
    1. 7 moved into their own apartments
    2. 21 reunited with their families
  • Average length of stay for Jericho graduates was 2.5 years.

 

Veterans Initiative

Veteran Supportive Apartment Program

  • 50 veterans are in apartments21 veterans had families, with a total of 34 children and 8 non-Heads of Households
    • 14 in Brooklyn
    • 27 in the Bronx
    • 1 in Manhattan
    • 6 in Queens
    • 2 in Staten Island
  • 29 were single adults

 

Fordham Village: A Jericho Project Veterans Community

  • Began housing veterans in September, 2011
  • Providing 56 studio apartments to homeless and at-risk veterans.

 

Kingsbridge Terrace: A Jericho Project Veterans Community

  • Will open in Spring 2012
  • 76 studio apartments to homeless and at-risk veterans.