Transitions-Midlands Housing Alliance
The Journey Home Begins Here
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Transitions is the largest and most comprehensive homeless center in the Midlands. It is a one-stop provider that helps homeless men and women, even those with active mental-health and addiction issues, regain their independence and move into permanent housing. WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE AND SPECIAL? • We are the LARGEST homeless center, with 260 beds plus 95+ daily guest. • We are the only facility that accepts both men and women age 18 and older, even those with active mental-health and addiction issues. • We are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. • We’ve helped more than 2,260 individuals move out of homelessness o In FY18, 3,763 unique men and women were served in some way at Transitions. o We house 90+ women, on average, each night. That makes us the largest women’s homeless program in the Midlands. o We serve over 1.6M meals since opening in 2011. o In FY18, residents did more than 2,300 loads of laundry/ more than 4,300 showers at Transitions
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Emergency Housing
Emergency beds are for people who are on the street and need a safe place to sleep for up to 30 days, but may not be ready for the structured program of Transitions. Many will have active addictions or mental illness, but they must meet the basic expectations for behavior and safety in the facility.
Program Entry
Program will provide case management services and short-term housing (30-90 days) to individual homeless men and women who are motivated and ready to participate in a structured program of recovery, including increasing their income and securing permanent housing. Clients moving into Program must be currently drug and alcohol free, as indicated by a urine drug screen and random breathalyzer screens or actively engaged in recovery. If a client tests positive for alcohol or drugs, they must complete have a contract and treatment plan in place with their case manager. A Sled background check is conducted at entry.
Extended Program Housing
Extended housing units provides up to a six month opportunity to stay and fully address individual obstacles so that the clients can achieve self-sufficiency. The Extended Housing Unit residents will be expected to obtain and maintain income (from employment, benefits or both) and to save money once they have income. Each individual’s needs will be assessed and a plan will be designed to assist them to enter the workforce and budget their money.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Charity Navigator 2018
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Homeless people
Related Program
Emergency Housing
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of emergency meals provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Homeless people
Related Program
Emergency Housing
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Since opening in 2011, Transitions has served over 1.6M meals to homeless men and women.
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Homeless people
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal, aided by the expertise and collaborations of our community partners, is to strengthen the Midlands by empowering the homeless to transition from the streets into permanent housing. Our impact on the community has been a decrease in homelessness, an increase in positive outcomes, and an overall success for the entire community.
In the Greater Midlands Area, a majority of homeless individuals come to Transitions for safe shelter and comprehensive services to assist with re-building their lives. Our programs are intended to help stabilize individuals, allowing them to increase their income, and secure permanent housing as quickly as possible. Transitions is an essential organization in our community’s effort to end homelessness.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
As a non-profit, Transitions is the largest and most comprehensive Center for homeless clients and strive to provide access to all the resources they need in one location.
We seek not to just house the homeless, but to help them get back on their feet. Transitions collaborates with over 50 community providers and supporters referred to as Partners in Excellence. These agencies offer a variety of programs and services that focus on areas such as job skills, ex-offender assistance, and financial literacy to help our client overcome the barriers that prevent stability. Over 250 classroom hours are offered each month, covering a variety of life skills and job skills topics from Anger Management, to budgeting, literacy and computer skills, GED prep, Resiliency, Back To Work, eating healthy and managing chronic health conditions.
Transitions partners with Eau Claire Health Cooperative to help stabilize the health of those who would not normally have access to a regular physician. On-site, we house the Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center where residents without health coverage have the ability to be treated for chronic and non-emergency health conditions by a nurse practitioner. This has helped increase access to services, reduce emergency department visits, and limit calls for ambulance transportation to area hospitals.
Transitions provides 260 emergency beds and a Day Center which is opened 7 days a week 8:30am-5:00pm to provide an alternative to the street during the day and to allow homeless individuals an opportunity to get services, treatment, and lunch. On average, 83 individuals use the Day Center and its services daily. Combining all programs, Transitions serves approximately 343 homeless individuals each day.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Transitions also operates a Day Center which is opened 7 days a week from 8:30am-5:00pm to provide an alternative to the street to homeless individuals. For individuals who do not have a bed at Transitions, the Day Center offers an opportunity to get services, treatment, and lunch. On average, 90+ individuals use the Day Center and its services daily. Combining all programs, Transitions serves approximately 350 homeless individuals each day.
Our mission, as reflected by our name, is to provide the resources and safe environment homeless men and women need while they work to move out of homelessness and into permanent and stable housing. We partner with 50+ other agencies to provide and coordinate the broad range of services and resources needed.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our 260 bed residential program continuously operates at full capacity and operates three shifts of staffing. Our operating budget is half that of many non-profit organizations who do not operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, nor own their own buildings. We are very proud of these statistics and believe we deliver unparalleled value to our supporters and funders. But the fact is our facility has been open for almost 8 years. We now have 350 people each day whom we assist. That’s a lot of wear and tear on our physical plant and equipment. Consider these numbers for our 2018 fiscal year:
Accomplishments:
o MACH reported serving 4,208 clients in FY18, 89% were engaged at Transitions
Unique clients served since opening 9,798 (3,763 engaged in FY18)
o Over 608,000 beds filled since opening (93,000 FY18 at 98% capacity)
o Clients placed in Permanent Housing since opening: 2,077 (334 in FY18)
Positive moves since opening: 6,931 (1,244 in FY18)
o Meals (with Salvation Army) served since opening: over 1.6M (251,628 meals in FY18)
* Salad Bar 5 nights a week
o Day Center Showers since opening: 40,014 (5,177 in FY18)
o Day Center and Residents Laundry Loads since opening over: 58,374 (13,193 in FY 18)
Walk-ins 4286 duplicated clients; Chance of getting a bed same day Males 48%, Females 85%
o Referrals from partners 1,162 (37% placed into beds, about 63% were no-shows)
*Hospitals 38% (Lexington 15%, Baptist 9%, Richland 11%, Richland Springs
3%, <1% Providence)
*CAMH 5%, LRADAC 9%, VA 6%
*Other Partner Referral 42%
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Transitions-Midlands Housing Alliance
Board of directorsas of 01/04/2021
Mr. Chuck Garnett
Synovus Bank
Term: 2017 - 2020
Charlene Glidden
Colonial Life
Term: 2017 - 2020
Beverly Seier
Elliott Davis LLC
Norvell Pettus
SCANA
Richard Rowe
Downtown Coalition of Neighborhoods
Kevin Lindler
First Citizens Bank
David Cote
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Kevin Goldsmith
TakoSushi
George Cauthen
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Samuel Tenenbaum
Palmetto Health Foundation
Delgado Cantave
Eau Claire Health Cooperative
Sara Fawcett
United Way of the Midlands
Glenda Thompson
Agfirst Farm Credit Bank
Brent Powers, MD
Lexington Medical Center
Tanisha Brown
Midlands Technical College
Judiet Cooper
Community Leader/Veteran
Matt Kennell
City Center Partnership
Sidney Rex
W.B Guimarin & Co
William McElveen Jr.
Adams & Reese, LLP
Rev. Dorian Del Priore
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Dr. Peter Zvejnieks
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No