FOCUS ON OUTREACH: HOMELESS WOMEN

Bethlehem Haven

          The mission of Bethlehem Haven is to provide a continuum of care for homeless women that leads toward self-sufficiency. Our core values are Hospitality, Compassion, Integrity and Empowerment. Our vision is to end homelessness through collaboration with the community and the people we serve.

Miryam’s Place

          Since i987, Miryam’s Place has been dedicated to serving homeless women with mental illness in Western Pennsylvania. Having merged with Bethlehem Haven on July 1, 2007, Miryam’s can now respond to the ever growing needs and challenges faced by the women they serve on a daily basis. This merger allows the new Bethlehem Haven to offer the expanded continuum of care that these women 0eed to become self-sufficient.

          With kindness and compassion and through a program of continuing care, Miryam’s  now a program of Bethlehem Haven, provides the time and resources homeless women need to renew their spirits recover their self-esteem, and rebuild their lives.

MIRYAM’S DAY SHELTER/TREATMENT PROGRAM

          Each day — every day — Miryam’s Day Program offers safe sanctuary, nutritious meals, personal care access, and community-building activities for unsheltered homeless women. Program services include individualized needs assessment, case management, crisis intervention and comprehensive mental health and medical care.

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM

          Miryam’s 30-bed residential program provides graduated step-up treatment housing and comprehensive support services. Each housing level is designed to increase resident self-care and develop personal independence. Miryam’s four treatment housing levels include:

• The Safe Haven Program which provides immediate shelter for women whose self care is so profoundly limited they are at risk for harm.
• The Specialized Residence Program: a low-demand, low-intensity residential program for women in early recovery.
• The First-Step Program: step-up residential programming for women with increasing self-care skills
• The Next-Step Program a supportive transitional housing program for housing ready women.

          All women graduating from residential programming are eligible for and encouraged to participate in aftercare follow-up services.

AFTERCARE PROGRAM

          Miryam’s pioneering Aftercare Program provides homeless prevention and community support services to 60 women. Outreach programs include mental health and medical care advocacy, supportive case management, career-life planning, therapeutic activities and peer support. The Aftercare Program’s objective is to assist women in community reintegration.

          For more information on:    Volunteer opportunities, in-kind contributions, annual & commem-orative gift giving, community education programs, academic internships or      to make a professional referral - Please call: 412-471-0155

Address: MIRYAM’S, 1410 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Website: www.bethlehemhaven.org

RESURRECTION RESPONDS

          Anyone interested in being part of a group that prepares and serves an evening meal to the women at Miryam’s Place please leave your name at the rectory, 412-563-4400.  We will contact you for a planning meeting.