Whether a guest needs urgent assistance or long-term help with a complicated issue, our Advocates will be there for her, for as long as she needs us.
A one-on-one conversation with one of our multi-lingual Advocates is often is the first step for women who seek our help. Rather than asking intrusive questions or dictating what she should do next, an Advocate listens supportively and follows our guest’s lead. Last year alone, our Advocates completed more than 30,000 visits with guests, both on-site and through our Advocacy Helpline, assisting them with rent and utility arrearages, accessing shelter, transportation and more.
Our Advocacy Helpline receives as many as 100 calls daily from women who have lost their jobs and are unable to pay their rent and utilities until their unemployment benefits arrive; women late with rent whose landlords are threatening eviction; and women behind on mortgage payments fearful of losing homes they worked so hard to attain. We’ve increased our funding to meet this rapidly expanding need for financial assistance, and also work with our guests to create budgets and payment plans with management and utility companies. Last year, we ensured that 2,014 women remain housed through eviction prevention services, an increase of 24% from the previous year.
Untreated mental health issues and substance use affect more than half of the women we serve at Rosie’s Place. Advocates play a key role in identifying guests who could benefit from mental health and substance use recovery support. They refer guests to our on-site Clinical Social Worker and our Recovery Support Navigator, who meet with our most vulnerable guests in need of mental health support, crisis intervention, resources for ongoing therapy and support groups. Our Recovery Specialist conducted 900 visits with 100 women over the course of the year, working one-on-one to assist guests with recovery and care coordination and promoting harm reduction among our guests with substance use disorders.
Advocacy Helpline
617.318.0237
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
When catastrophe struck and Ginette found herself homeless and alone in a foreign country, she turned to Rosie’s Place, and we helped her build a new life in America for herself and her daughter.
Advocates can help with the following areas, and much more:
- Housing Search
- Job Search
- Wellness Care
- Groups
- Transportation
- Mental Health Counselor
- Health Specialist
- Emergency funds for back rent and utility arrearage bills
- Referrals