Illumination Foundation 2011 Program Milestones

Interim Supportive Shelter Program Completes First Year

The Interim Supportive Shelter Program took families from the cold-weather emergency shelters last winter, and gave them six months of housing and services designed to effectively transition them into permanent housing. This month the last clients in the group finished ISS, joining the 63 families that have exited the program to successful housing arrangements.

Orange County Funders Roundtable members provided funding for the Interim Support Shelter Program. This funding enabled us to provide homeless families with housing and on-site services including: case management, medical services, mental health counseling, job training, financial literacy, tutoring and life skills. The winter armories and ISS are now closed for the season. They will re-open in December 2011.

Your support for the Illumination Foundation has funded innovative solutions to the homeless crisis that will benefit the community for generations to come.

Mobile Medical Clinics

  • In 2010, 16 MMSC clinics provided 2,492 patient services to 1,932 clients
  • In 2011, 25 Free Neighborhood Clinics have provided 770 services to 655 clients

Interim Housing Program

  • Since July 2008, this program served 251families (512 children and 368 adults)
  • 120 families have graduated from our program into stable housing
  • In September, 37% of the adults in the program were employed and 57% of the children received accolades at school

Permanent Housing Program (HPRP)

  • Since October 2009, IF has transitioned 230 households into permanent housing

Recuperative Care Program

  • Since January 2010, our OC Recuperative Care Program served 372 clients
  • In 2011, we connected 60.5% of OC clients with housing
  • Since October 2010, our LA Recuperative Care Program has served 258 clients
  • The Recuperative Care Program reduced the cost of serving the homeless by
  • $387,000 for LA and Orange County hospitals during the month of September

Motel Family Outreach Program (MFO)

  • Since July 2010, our MFO program has served 109 motel families
  • We held 26 outreach events to connect families with vital community resources
  • 6 motel families have been transitioned into permanent housing
  • 4 families have been accepted into our Interim Housing Programs